Antioxidant activity of guaiazulene and protection against paracetamol hepatotoxicity in rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 938-942

  Kourounakis, Angeliki P ^a   Rekka, Eleni A ^a   Kourounakis, Panos N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CELL ENZYME; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GUAIAZULENE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MEMBRANE LIPID; N ACETYL 1,4 BENZOQUINONE IMINE; PARACETAMOL; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MICROSOME; LIVER TOXICITY; METABOLITE; MICROSOME MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

EID: 0030752750     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06140.x     Document Type: Article

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