Toxic Impact of Sub-Chronic Oral Exposure of Cyfluthrin on Antioxidant Status in Buffalo Calves

Subject Areas : Camel

R. Kaur ¹ (Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology,College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, 141004, Ludhiana, India)
S. Ahsan-UI-Haq ² (Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology,College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, 141004, Ludhiana, India)
B. Ranjan ³ (Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology,College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, 141004, Ludhiana, India)
S. Rampal ⁴ (Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology,College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, 141004, Ludhiana, India)

Received: 2011-10-07 Accepted : 2011-12-02 Published : 2013-03-01

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