Protective Effects of Ethanolic Neem Leaf Extract on N-Methyl-N′ -nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine-Induced Genotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Mice

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-26

  Subapriya, R ^a   Kumaraguruparan, R ^a   Abraham, S K ^b   Nagini, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Glutathione; Micronuclei; MNNG; Neem; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; LIVER; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; STOMACH;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; AZADIRACHTA; BONE MARROW CELLS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ANIMALIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 1542379843     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DCT-120027894     Document Type: Article

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