The protective role of glutathione in silver induced toxicity in blood components

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-128

  Khan, Haroon ^a   Khan, Muhammad Farid ^a   Asim Ur Rehman, ^a   Jan, Syed Umer ^b   Ullah, Naseem ^a  

^a GOMAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

2 nitro benzoic Acid (DTNB); 5,5 dithiobis 2; Ag SG (Silver glutathione Complex); L Glutathione (GSH); Silver Nitrate (AgNo3)

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; SILVER NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSOLIC FRACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; MALE; SILVER NITRATE;

EID: 79953855320     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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