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Melittin Exerts Beneficial Effects on Paraquat-Induced Lung Injuries in Mice by Modifying Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis

Melittin (MEL) is a 26-amino acid peptide with numerous biological activities. Paraquat (PQ) is one of the most widely used herbicides, although it is extremely toxic to humans. To date, PQ poisoning has no effective treatment, and therefore the current study aimed to assess for the first time the p...

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Autores principales: El-Aarag, Bishoy, Magdy, Mohamed, AlAjmi, Mohamed F., Khalifa, Shaden A.M., El-Seedi, Hesham R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6514788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30995821
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24081498