Effect of Exposure to Mixture of Four Organophosphate Insecticides at No Observed Adverse Effect Level Dose on Rat Liver: The Protective Role of Vitamin C

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 323-335

  Mossa, Abdel Tawab H ^a   Refaie, Amel A ^a   Ramadan, Amal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Common mechanism of toxicity; Hepatotoxicity; NOAEL; Organophosphorus insecticides; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE; DIMPYLATE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATHION; PROFENOFOS;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 84857167358     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2011.323.335     Document Type: Article

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