Vitamin c attenuates copper-induced oxidative damage in broiler chickens

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 44, 2010, Pages 7525-7530

  Ajuwon, O R ^a   Idowu, O M O ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant systems; Broiler chickens; Catalase; Copper; Glutathione; Oxidative damage; Superoxide dismutase; Vitamin c

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; GLUTATHIONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BROILER; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POULTRY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 78549289827     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.776     Document Type: Article

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