Artemisinin induces hormonal imbalance and oxidative damage in the erythrocytes and uterus but not in the ovary of rats

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 83-92

  Farombi, E O ^a   Abolaji, A O ^a   Adedara, I A ^a   Maduako, I ^a   Omodanisi, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Artemisinin antimalarial; drug abuse; erythrocytes; hormonal imbalance; uterine oxidative damage

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CATALASE; CORN OIL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; PROGESTERONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; STOMACH INTUBATION; UTERUS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; ERYTHROCYTES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OVARY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UTERUS;

EID: 84919633067     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327114532385     Document Type: Article

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