Comparative evaluation of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA) on glutamate and lead-induced toxicity in CD-1 mice

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Penugonda, Suman ^a   Ercal, Nuran ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Glutamate; Lead; NAC; NACA; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; LEAD; MALONALDEHYDE; N ACETYLCYSTEINE AMIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHELATING AGENTS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; LEAD; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

MUS;

EID: 79651474418     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.11.013     Document Type: Article

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