Effect of Luffa echinata on lipid peroxidation and free radical scavenging activity

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 891-894

  Kumar, V Prashanth ^a   Shashidhara, S ^a   Kumar, M M ^b   Sridhara, B Y ^a,b  

^a Government College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; LUFFA ECHINATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LUFFA ECHINATA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RAT;

LUFFA ECHINATA;

EID: 0033911465     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357001774589     Document Type: Article

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