Aflatoxin B1and ethanol co-exposure induces hepatic oxidative damage in mice

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 717-724

  Adedara, Ia ^a   Owumi, Se ^a   Uwaifo, Ao ^a   Farombi, Eo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; co exposure; ethanol; hepatic damage; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CORN OIL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; POISON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MUS; ZEA MAYS;

AFLATOXIN B1; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POISONS;

EID: 78650280548     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233710377772     Document Type: Article

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