Prooxidative effects of aspartame on antioxidant defense status in erythrocytes of rats

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 859-866

  Prokić, Marko D ^a   Paunović, Milica G ^b   Matić, Miloš M ^b   Djordjević, Nataša Z ^c   Ognjanović, Branka I ^b   Štajn, Andraš Š ^b   Saičić, Zorica S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^c State University of Novi Pazar   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antioxidative defense system; aspartame; erythrocytes; oxidative stress; rat

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84922105190     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 09737138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-014-9487-z     Document Type: Article

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