The antioxidant effects of vitamin C on liver enzymes: aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotranferease, alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyltransferase activities in rats under Paraquat insult
Paraquat (PQ) is a bipyridylium herbicide; applied around trees in orchards and between crop rows to control broad-leaved and grassy weeds. Its oxidation results in the formation of superoxides which causes damage to cellular components. In this study, we determined the antioxidant effect vitamin C...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Xenobiotics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/xeno/article/view/1170 |