Chemomodulatory action of Aloe vera on the profiles of enzymes associated with carcinogen metabolism and antioxidant status regulation in mice

Phytomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-219

  Singh, Rana P ^a   Dhanalakshmi, S ^a   Rao, A Ramesha ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Antioxidant enzymes and xenobiotic detoxification; Carcinogen metabolizing enzymes; Chemoprevention

Indexed keywords

ALOIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ALOE; ALOE VERA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034044657     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(00)80006-9     Document Type: Article

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