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Thorium and Oxidative Stress Mediated Toxicity in Mice

Thorium-induced oxidative stress mediated toxicity in mice and its abrogation by Diethylenetriamine pentaacetate

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Pages 337-349 | Received 17 May 2007, Accepted 16 Jan 2008, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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