Antioxidant activity of Cassia fistula (Linn.) flowers in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-42

  Manonmani, G ^a,c   Bhavapriya, V ^a   Kalpana, S ^a   Govindasamy, S ^a   Apparanantham, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b Ctrl Research Institute for Siddha   (India)

^c 2nd St Rengarajapuram S ^*

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antioxidant enzymes; Cassia fistula; Diabetes; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALLOXAN; CASSIA EXTRACT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASSIA FISTULAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FLOWER; HEART; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CASSIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; FLOWERS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 11844270483     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.09.051     Document Type: Article

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