N-acetylcysteine an Allium plant compound protects against chromium (VI) induced oxidant stress and ultrastructural changes of pancreatic beta-cells in rats

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2290-2297

  El Saad, Ahmed M Abu ^a   Abdel Moneim, Ashraf M ^a,b   Abdel Karim, Hala M ^c  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Hyperglycemia; Lipid peroxidation; N acetylcysteine; Pancreatic beta cell

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CATALASE; CHROMIUM; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INSULIN; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GARLIC; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS INJURY; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL FUNCTION; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ALLIUM; ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 78650526383     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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