Protective role of piperine against cadmium induced hepatic and renal toxicity in mice

Toxicology International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-89

  Khandelwal, Shashi ^a   Pathak, Neelima ^a   Singh, Manish ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium; histopathology; metal estimation; mice; piperine

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PIPERINE; TRACE METAL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLACK PEPPER; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UPTAKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MOUSE; NEPHRITIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN;

MUS; PIPER LONGUM; PIPER NIGRUM;

EID: 78650320631     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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