Histochemical changes in muscle of rats exposed subchronically to low doses of heavy metals

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-112

  Mendez Armenta M ^a   Nava Ruiz, C ^a   Fernandez Valverde F ^a   Sanchez Garcia A ^a   Rios, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Histochemical; Metals toxicity; Muscle

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DRINKING WATER; LEAD; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); THALLIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE LEVEL; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCHRONIC EXPOSURE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LEAD; MALE; MUSCLES; NAD; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THALLIUM;

RATTUS;

EID: 79957790590     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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