Effect of amaranth leaves on dimethylhydrazine-induced changes in multicomponent antioxidant system of rat liver

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 595-600

  Anilakumar, K R ^a   Khanum, Farhath ^a   Sudarshanakrishna, K R ^a   Santhanam, K ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranth leaf; Antioxidant; Liver; Multicomponent antioxidant system; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; BACTERIA; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; TOXICITY;

CHEMICAL TOXICANTS; RADICAL STRESS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIOXIDANT; DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; FREE RADICAL; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW; COLON; ENZYMOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MICRONUCLEUS; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW; COLON; DIMETHYLHYDRAZINES; FREE RADICALS; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 2942616860     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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