Therapeutic potential of N-acetyl cysteine with antioxidants (Zn and Se) supplementation against dimethylmercury toxicity in male albino rats

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 103-108

  Joshi, Deepmala ^a   Mittal, Deepak Kumar ^a   Shukla, Sangeeta ^a   Srivastav, Ajai Kumar ^b  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dimethylmercury; DNA damage; N acetyl cysteine; Selenium; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; METAL ION; METHYLMERCURY; SODIUM SELENITE; ZINC ACETATE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TOXICITY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CHELATION; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUTATHIONE; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84857652697     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: 16181433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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