Semecarpus anacardium nut extract induced changes in enzymic antioxidants studied in aflatoxin B1 caused hepatocellular carcinoma bearing wistar rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-166

  Premalatha, Balachandran ^a   Muthulakshmi, Vallinayagam ^a   Vijayalakshmi, Thiruvengadam ^a   Sachdanandam, Panchanatham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Antioxidant enzymes; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Lipid peroxidation; Semecarpus anacardium

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544478473     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.35.3.161.13300     Document Type: Article

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