African Journal of
Biochemistry Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biochem. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0778
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 425

Full Length Research Paper

The protective role of oral consumption of N-acetyl cysteine during a single session of exhaustive exercise in untrained subjects

Iranpour D
  • Iranpour D
  • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Moallem Street, Bushehr, Iran.
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Movahed ALI
  • Movahed ALI
  • Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Moallem Street, Bushehr, Iran.
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Goudarzi A
  • Goudarzi A
  • Faculty of Human Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr Unit, Bushehr, Iran.
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Tarverdizadeh Bahman
  • Tarverdizadeh Bahman
  • Faculty of Human Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr Unit, Bushehr, Iran.
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Akbarzadeh Samad
  • Akbarzadeh Samad
  • Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Moallem Street, Bushehr, Iran.
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Motamed Niloufar
  • Motamed Niloufar
  • Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Moallem Street, Bushehr, Iran.
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Pakdel Farhad
  • Pakdel Farhad
  • Department of English, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Hagian Ali Akbar
  • Hagian Ali Akbar
  • Department of Pharmacology, School of Allied Medical sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Seyedian Ramin
  • Seyedian Ramin
  • Department of Pharmachology, Faculty of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Moallem Street, Bushehr, Iran.
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Vahdi Saeid
  • Vahdi Saeid
  • Department of Pharmacology, School of Allied Medical sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Tahmasebi Rahim
  • Tahmasebi Rahim
  • Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
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  •  Accepted: 23 December 2013
  •  Published: 31 January 2014

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