This study pertains to the role of selenium against the toxic manifestations of chronic cadmium exposure. The kidney is a recognized target organ for chronic cadmium exposure, owing to the very long halflife of cadmium. Cadmium (as cadmium chloride) in a dose of 8 mg kg Ψ1 body wt. was administered
Effect of selenium supplementation on the influence of cadmium on glutathione and glutathione peroxidase system in mouse liver
β Scribed by L. Jamba; B. Nehru; M.P. Bansal
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 28 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0896-548X
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