Protective Effects of Hot Water Extracts from Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Petals on Paraquat-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 164-167

  Yaginuma, Satoe ^a   Igarashi, Kiharu ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidative enzyme activity; Oxidative stress; Paraquat; Safflower

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 0346156246     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.5.164     Document Type: Article

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