Protective effect of alpha-lipoic acid against lead acetate-induced oxidative stress in the bone marrow of rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-227

  Haleagrahara, Nagaraja ^a   Jackie, Tan ^a   Chakravarthi, Srikumar ^a   Kulur, Anupama Bangra ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b MAHSA Universi ty   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alpha lipoic acid; Bone marrow; Lead acetate; Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CATALASE; DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEAD ACETATE; LIPID HYDROPEROXIDE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW; BONE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

EID: 79957791873     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.217.227     Document Type: Article

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