Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) epiphyseal proteins give protection from arsenic and fluoride-induced adverse changes in acetylcholinesterase activity in rats

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-15

  Bharti, Vijay K ^a   Srivastava, R S ^a   Anand, Ajay K ^b   Kusum, K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Arsenic; Buffalo epiphyseal proteins; Fluoride; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BUFFALO EPIPHYSEAL PROTEIN; FLUORIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEART; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BRAIN; BUFFALOES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; HEART; MYOCARDIUM; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PINEAL GLAND; RATS;

BUBALUS BUBALIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84856391526     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: 10990461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20407     Document Type: Article

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