The effects of dexamethasone on oxidant/antioxidant status in kidneys of rats administered mercuric chloride

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-13

  Turgay, M ^a   Turgay, F ^b   Devrim, E ^a   Kucuksahin, O ^a   Caydere, M ^c   Durak, I ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Biochemistry doctorate   (Turkey)

^c Ankara Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Mercuric chloride; Oxidant antioxidant status; Oxidative stress; Rat kidney

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; KIDNEY; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; KIDNEY; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

EID: 84871825757     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/BLL_2012_002     Document Type: Article

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