Effects of vitamins C and E pretreatments on cadmiuminduced serum levels of some biochemical and hormonal parameters in the female guinea pig

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 6582-6587

  Obianime, A W ^a   Ahiwe, N J ^a   Aprioku, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cadmium; Pretreatment and vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CADMIUM; CREATININE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; UREA;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GUINEA PIG; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 77958017791     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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