Tissues distribution of heavy metals and erythrocytes antioxidant status in rats exposed to Nigerian bonny light crude oil

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 162-168

  Adedara, Isaac A ^a   Ebokaiwe, Azubike P ^a   Farombi, Ebenezer O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

blood; erythrocytes; liver; Nigerian bonny light crude oil (BLCO); oxidative damage; rats; testes

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BONNY LIGHT CRUDE OIL; CATALASE; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; LEAD; MALONALDEHYDE; NICKEL; PETROLEUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; LIVER; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; METALS, HEAVY; NIGERIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PETROLEUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84874439050     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233711427049     Document Type: Article

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