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Paraquat-generated Oxidative Stress in Rat Liver Induces Heme Oxygenase-1 and Aminolevulinic Acid Synthase

Guillermo O. Noriega Centro de Investigaciones sobre Porfirinas y Porfirias (CIPYP), CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Soledad Gonzales Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidad de Buenos, Junín 956, Buenos Aires -1113, Argentina
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María L. Tomaro Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidad de Buenos, Junín 956, Buenos Aires -1113, Argentina
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Alcira M. del C. Batlle Centro de Investigaciones sobre Porfirinas y Porfirias (CIPYP), CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pages 633-639 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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