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Toxicology of Industrial Compounds

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ANTIOXIDANTS AND LIGHT STABILISERS: TOXIC EFFECT<br />

Table 23.10 The effect <strong>of</strong> Compound F on selected biochemical dam and foetal liver parameters related to defence mechanisms<br />

against oxidative stress after treatment from day 6 through days 14, 17 and 20 <strong>of</strong> gestation<br />

Notes:<br />

Selenium-dependent and selenium-independent glutathione peroxidase activities were determined with cumene hydroperoxide and<br />

hydrogen per-oxide as substrate, respectively.<br />

Values are means±standard deviation from 6 dams per group and 6 pools <strong>of</strong> 2–9 foetuses per dam depending on the litter size.<br />

Asterisks indicate results significantly different (two-sided Dunnett’s test) from control: * p

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