Involvement of oxidative stress in the mechanism of cadmium-induced toxicity on rat uterus

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 364-373

  Nasiadek, Marzenna ^a   Skrzypińska Gawrysiak, Małgorzata ^a   Daragó, Adam ^a   Zwierzyńska, Ewa ^a   Kilanowicz, Anna ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Oxidative stress; Rat; Repeated administration; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HALF LIFE TIME; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS TOXICITY; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; ORGAN WEIGHT; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT MODEL; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS; UTERUS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; TOXICITY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CATALASE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERUS;

EID: 84905676308     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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