Protective role of melatonin in myocardial oxidative damage induced by mercury in murine model

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1489-1500

  Jindal, Mitali ^a   Garg, Gobind Rai ^a   Mediratta, Pramod Kumari ^a   Fahim, Mohammad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

baroreflex sensitivity (BRS); melatonin; mercuric chloride; methylmercury; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART PROTECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; RATTUS;

EID: 80054848621     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110391685     Document Type: Article

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