Protective effect of aqueous garlic extract against naphthalene-induced oxidative stress in mice

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 623-630

  Omurtag, Gülden Z ^a   Güranlioǧlu, F Deniz ^a   Şehirli, Özer ^a   Arbak, Serap ^a   Uslu, Bahar ^a   Gedik, Nursal ^b   Şener, Göksel ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KASIMPASA MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COLLAGEN; CORN OIL; CREATININE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NAPHTHALENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER PROTECTION; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN INJURY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RENAL PROTECTION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; COLLAGEN; CORN OIL; FEMALE; GARLIC; GLUTATHIONE; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDES; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NAPHTHALENES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 17744396712     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357055939     Document Type: Article

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