Journal of
Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

  • Abbreviation: J. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9820
  • DOI: 10.5897/JTEHS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 217

Full Length Research Paper

Ameliorative role of quercetin in iron overload induced heart and brain toxicity in adult male albino rats

El-Sayed Eman H. K.
  • El-Sayed Eman H. K.
  • Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
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Zeinab Abdou Mohammed
  • Zeinab Abdou Mohammed
  • Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
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Mona Mostafa Ahmed
  • Mona Mostafa Ahmed
  • Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 02 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 04 February 2019
  •  Published: 28 February 2019

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