Antioxidants and metallothionein levels in mercury-treated mice

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 429-438

  Brandao R ^a   Santos, F W ^a   Farina, M ^a,b   Zeni, G ^a   Bohrer, D ^a   Rocha, J B T ^a   Nogueira, C W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

2,3 dimercapto 1 propanesulfonic acid; Mercuric chloride; Metallothionein; N acetylcysteine; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHELATING AGENT; DIPHENYL DISELENIDE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; SODIUM; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNITHIOL; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RENAL PROTECTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

EID: 84984548253     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-006-0119-8     Document Type: Article

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