Anti-oxidative and anti-genotoxic effects of carnosine on human lymphocyte culture

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1979-1985

  Alpsoy, Lokman ^a   Akcayoglu, Gamze ^a   Sahin, Hilal ^a  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant system; Carnosine; CCl 4; Lipid peroxidation; Sister chromatid exchange

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARNOSINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARNOSINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

EID: 84856272087     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327111404908     Document Type: Article

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