Spinacia oleracea L. protects against gamma radiations: A study on glutathione and lipid peroxidation in mouse liver

Phytomedicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 607-615

  Bhatia, A L ^a,b   Jain, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b Mangalam Apartments ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Lipid peroxidation; Liver; Radioprotection; Spinacia oleracea L.

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SPINACIA OLERACEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GAMMA RADIATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPINACH;

ANIMALIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 10844260075     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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