Influence of Piper betle on hepatic marker enzymes and tissue antioxidant status in ethanol-treated wistar rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 197-204

  Saravanan, R ^a   Prakasam, A ^a   Ramesh, B ^a   Pugalendi, K V ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETEL EXTRACT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIPER BETLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; PIPER BETEL; PIPER BETLE; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0036941732     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662002763003348     Document Type: Article

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