Cadmium-induced hepatotoxicity and its abrogation by thymoquinone

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 199-205

  Zafeer, Mohammad Faraz ^a   Waseem, Mohammad ^a   Chaudhary, Shaista ^a   Parvez, Suhel ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cadmium; Hepatotoxicity; Oxidative Stress; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYMOQUINONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NIGELLA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREMEDICATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION; PROTEIN CONTENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOQUINONES; CADMIUM; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER; MALE; MICE; NIGELLA SATIVA; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

MUS; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 84861455671     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: 10990461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.21402     Document Type: Article

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