Evaluation of Cysteine Metabolism in the Rat Liver and Kidney Following Intravenous Cocaine Administration and Abstinence

• Main Authors: Danuta Kowalczyk-Pachel (Author), Małgorzata Iciek (Author), Anna Bilska-Wilkosz (Author), Magdalena Górny (Author), Joanna Jastrzębska (Author), Kinga Kamińska (Author), Paulina Dudzik (Author), Małgorzata Filip (Author), Elżbieta Lorenc-Koci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Many toxic effects of cocaine are attributed to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during its metabolism. Recently, it has been suggested that the biological action of ROS is often confused with endogenously generated reactive sulfur species (RSS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impa...