Regulation of thyroid function in mice with extracts of Emblica officinalis L. and Bauhinia purpurea L.

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Panda, S ^a   Kar, A ^a   Bharti, S ^a  

^a DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Medicinal plant; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

BAUHINIA PURPUREA EXTRACT; CATALASE; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; LIOTHYRONINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYROXINE;

MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; BAUHINIA PURPUREA; EMBLICA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA;

EID: 0037241957     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v10n01_01     Document Type: Article

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