Abstract
It was established that under the infl uence of lead cations in lymphocytes of white rats the activity of superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase decreased, while glutathione peroxidase activity did not change significantly. These effects were accompanied by accumulation of the products of lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde and lipid hydroperoxides) in rats’ lymphocytes during the initial period of intoxication with heavy metal and normalisation of their concentrations on the 10th day after injection.
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