Protective roles of vitamin E (α-tocopherol), selenium and vitamin E plus selenium in organophosphate toxicity in vivo: A comparative study

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 113-118

  Cemek, Mustafa ^a   Büyükben, Ahmet ^c   Büyükokuroǧlu, Mehmet Emin ^b   Aymelek, Fatih ^a   Tür, Laçine ^a  

^a Faculty of Sciences and Arts   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Department of Chemistry   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fenthion; Organophosphate; Oxidative stress; Selenium; Vitamin E; Vitamin E + Se

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77349121376     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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