Hemolytic effects of sodium selenite and mercuric chloride in human blood

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 397-407

  Brandão, Ricardo ^a,b   Lara, Fabiana S ^b   Pagliosa, Letícia B ^b   Soares, Félix A ^a   Rocha, João B T ^a   Nogueira, Cristina W ^a   Farina, Marcelo ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTMENT OF FOOD ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Human erythrocytes; Mercuric chloride; Sodium selenite

Indexed keywords

CHALCOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; SELENIUM; SODIUM SELENITE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOLYSIS; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAMMAL; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; VENOUS BLOOD;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84984532134     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: 15256014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01480540500262763     Document Type: Article

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