Antioxidant activities of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb., in vivo and in vitro

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-44

  Ip, S P ^a   Tse, A S M ^a   Poon, M K T ^a   Ko, K M ^a   Ma, C Y ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE CONTROL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS   (China)

Author keywords

antioxidant action; in vitro; in vivo; Polygonum multiflorum

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; HEME; IRON; OXIDIZING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

EID: 0031057739     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199702)11:1<42::AID-PTR940>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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