Effects of oral administration of antioxidant taurine on haematological parameters in wistar rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 785-793

  Anand, P ^a   Rajakumar, D ^a   John William Felix, A ^a   Balasubramanian, T ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Free radical; Lymphocyte; Lysozyme; MCH; MCHC; Neutrophil; Platelet count

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; LYSOZYME; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MURAMIDASE; NADPH OXIDASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TAURINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77957663154     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.785.793     Document Type: Article

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