Sub-acute effects of diazinon on biochemical indices and specific biomarkers in rats: Protective effects of crocin and safranal

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2803-2808

  Hariri, Alireza Timcheh ^a   Moallem, Seyed Adel ^b   Mahmoudi, Mahmoud ^c   Memar, Bahram ^d   Hosseinzadeh, Hossein ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocin; Crocus sativus; Diazinon; Organophosphorus agents; Saffron; Safranal

Indexed keywords

8 ISOPROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; ALBUMIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; CROCIN; DIMPYLATE; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; PROTEIN S100B; SAFRANAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERURICEMIA; INTOXICATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAROTENOIDS; CYCLOHEXENES; DIAZINON; ENZYMES; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INSECTICIDES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TERPENES; VITAMIN E;

CROCUS SATIVUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77956340469     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.07.010     Document Type: Article

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