Antioxidant protection of gallic acid against toxicity induced by Pb in blood, liver and kidney of rats

The effect of the antioxidant gallic acid (GA) on Pb toxicity in blood, liver and kidney was investigated in the present study. Rats Wistar received Pb nitrate (50 mg/Kg/day, i.p., 5 days) followed by GA (13.5 mg/Kg, p.o., 3 days) or a chelating agent (EDTA, 55 mg/Kg, i.p.). As result, Pb decreased...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Reckziegel, Verônica Tironi Dias, Dalila Motter Benvegnú, Nardeli Boufleur, Raquel Cristine Silva Barcelos, Hecson Jesser Segat, Camila Simonetti Pase, Clarissa Marques Moreira dos Santos, Érico Marlon Moraes Flores, Marilise Escobar Bürger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475001630018X