Ameliorating Iron Overload in Intestinal Tissue of Adult Male Rats: Quercetin vs Deferoxamine

Objective. The aim of our study is to compare the role of the new natural alternative (Quercetin) with the current iron-chelation therapy (Deferoxamine (DFO)) in the effect of iron overload on small intestinal tissues and to investigate the possible underlying molecular mechanisms of such toxicity....

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Main Authors: Arwa A. El-Sheikh, Shimaa Hamed Ameen, Samaa Salah AbdEl-Fatah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8023840