Effects of sub-lethal exposure of rats to the herbicide glyphosate in drinking water: Glutathione transferase enzyme activities, levels of reduced glutathione and lipid peroxidation in liver, kidneys and small intestine

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 811-818

  Larsen, K ^a   Najle, R ^a   Lifschitz, A ^a   Virkel, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Glutathione transferases; Glyphosate; Lipid peroxidation; Rats

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYPHOSATE; MALONALDEHYDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALS; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; INTESTINE, SMALL; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84871726814     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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