Antioxidant and methyl donor effects of betaine versus ethanol-induced oxidative stress in the rat liver

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 161-168

  Alirezaei, Masoud ^a   Jelodar, Gholamali ^b   Ghayemi, Zeynab ^b   Mehr, Monire Khordad ^b  

^a LORESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Betaine; Ethanol; Liver damages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892438167     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-012-1589-0     Document Type: Article

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