Trianthema portulacastrum L. reverses hepatic lipid peroxidation, glutathione status and activities of related antioxidant enzymes in carbon tetrachloride-induced chronic liver damage in mice

Phytomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-244

  Mandal, A ^a   Bandyopadhyay, S ^a   Chatterjee, M ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidative activity; Glutathione status; Hepatic lipid peroxidation in CCl4 induced chronic damage in mice; Trianthema portulacastrum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TRIANTHEMA PORTULACASTRUM;

EID: 0343334511     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(97)80074-8     Document Type: Article

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