Protective effects of amla on oxidative stress and toxicity in rats challenged with dimethyl hydrazine

Nutrition Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 313-319

  Anilakumar, K R ^a   Nagaraj, N S ^a   Santhanam, K ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Amla; Antioxidant system; Dimethyl hydrazine; Lipid peroxides; Rat liver

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDRAZINE; METHYL GROUP; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY;

AMLA;

EID: 1642334709     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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