Protective role of curcumin against arsenic trioxide toxicity during gestation and lactational periods

Global Veterinaria

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 270-276

  Vijaya Baskara Reddy, M ^a   Sasikala, P ^b   Karthik, A ^b   Sudheer, S D ^b   Murthy, L N ^b  

^a Department of Veterinary Bio Chemistry ^*  (India)

^b SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic accumulation; Arsenic trioxide; Curcumin; Embryonic development; Hepatoprotective; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

MUS;

EID: 84867111997     PISSN: 19926197     EISSN: 19998163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.gv.2012.9.3.64192     Document Type: Article

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