Toxicology and free radicals scavenging property of Tamra bhasma

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-189

  Pattanaik, N ^b   Singh, Ajita V ^a   Pandey, R S ^b   Singh, B K ^b   Kumar, Mohan ^b   Dixit, S K ^b   Tripathi, Yamini Bhusan ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antilipid peroxidation; Antioxidant; Ayurvedic metallic preparation; Copper; Superoxide dismutase; Tamra bhasma; Toxicology of metals

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; COPPER; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; METAL DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; RAT; TAMRA BHASMA; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042932815     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02867385     Document Type: Article

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