Influence of vitamin C supplementation on lead-induced histopathological alterations in male rats

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-227

  Shaban El Neweshy, Mahmoud ^a   Said El Sayed, Yasser ^b  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Lead acetate; Male rat; Toxicity; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; LEAD ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; GLOMERULUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; LEAD POISONING; LIVER; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BRAIN; KIDNEY; LEAD POISONING; LIVER; MALE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79851516223     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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