Antioxidants, cadmium-induced toxicity, serum biochemical and the histological abnormalities of the kidney and testes of the male wistar rats

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-185

  Obianime, A W ^a   Roberts, I I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cadmium; Hormones; Kidney; Testes; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE; SELENIUM; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT; TESTIS; TIME; WISTAR RAT; DRUG EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELENIUM; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 77952934965     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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