Modulatory influence of alcoholic extract of Ocimum leaves on carcinogen-metabolizing enzyme activities and reduced glutathione levels in mouse

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-217

  Banerjee, S ^a   Prashar, Ritu ^b   Kumar, A ^b   Rao, A R ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CYTOCHROME B5; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER INHIBITION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; ARYL HYDROCARBON HYDROXYLASES; CARCINOGENS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; CYTOCHROMES B5; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MICE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPICES; STOMACH;

EID: 0029864565     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589609514443     Document Type: Article

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