Studies on Toxicity, Anti-stress and Hepato-protective Properties of Kombucha Tea

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-213

  Pauline, T ^a   Dipti, P ^a   Anju, B ^a   Kavimani, S ^b   Sharma, S K ^a   Kain, A K ^a   Sarada, S K S ^a   Sairam, M ^a   Ilavazhagan, G ^a   Devendra, Kumar ^a   Selvamurthy, W ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^b Mother Therasa Inst of Hlth Sci   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BEVERAGE; BLOOD; COLD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; YEAST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL; BACTERIA; BEVERAGES; COLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; YEASTS;

EID: 0035465158     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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