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Journal of Toxicology
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 161496, 12 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/161496
Research Article

Acetaldehyde Content and Oxidative Stress in the Deleterious Effects of Alcohol Drinking on Rat Uterine Horn

Lara Romina Buthet,1 María Eugenia Maciel,1,2 Leandro Néstor Quintans,1,2 Carmen Rodríguez de Castro,1 Martín Hernán Costantini,1,2 Silvia Laura Fanelli,1 José Alberto Castro,1,2 and Gerardo Daniel Castro1,2

1Centro de Investigaciones Toxicológicas (CEITOX-UNIDEF, MINDEF-CONICET), Juan B de La Salle 4397, B1603ALO Villa Martelli, Argentina
2Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín, Avenue 25 de Mayo y Francia, 1650 San Martín, Argentina

Received 8 July 2013; Revised 10 September 2013; Accepted 16 September 2013

Academic Editor: Robert Tanguay

Copyright © 2013 Lara Romina Buthet et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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