Evaluation of sub-chronic chlorpyrifos poisoning on immunological and biochemical changes in rats and protective effect of eugenol

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 51-61

  Elelaimy, Ibrahim A ^a   Ibrahim, Hany M ^a   Ghaffar, Faten R Abdel ^a   Alawthan, Yahia S ^b  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

^b IBB UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Chlorpyrifos; Eugenol; IgG; Lymphocyte; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876016512     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2012.2611     Document Type: Article

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