Inhibition of hepatic δ-aminolevulinate dehydratase activity induced by mercuric chloride is potentiated by N-acetylcysteine in vitro

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 305-308

  Brandão, Ricardo ^a   Nogueira, Cristina W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinate dehydratase; Lipid peroxidation; Mercury; N acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; THIOL GROUP;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE LEVEL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MICE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

MUS;

EID: 78650278965     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.10.033     Document Type: Article

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