Natural Antioxidants Against Arsenic-Induced Genotoxicity

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 84-93

  Kumar, Munesh ^a   Lalit, Minakshi ^a   Thakur, Rajesh ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Free radicals; Genotoxicity; Inorganic arsenic; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARSENIC; ARSONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CATALASE; CHELATING AGENT; DRINKING WATER; GLUTATHIONE; GROUND WATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MALONALDEHYDE; MONOMETHYLARSONOUS ACID; NATURAL ANTIOXIDANT; NATURAL PRODUCT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISORDERS OF DNA SYNTHESIS AND REPAIR; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANIMAL; DNA REPAIR; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARSENIC; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GLUTATHIONE; MUTAGENS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84957435188     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-015-0448-7     Document Type: Review

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