Antioxidant effect of curcumin in selenium induced cataract of Wistar rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 601-603

  Padmaja, S ^a   Raju, T N ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant; Catalase; Cataract; Curcumin; Lipid peroxidation; Selenium toxicity; Superoxide dismutase; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; OXIDATION;

ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS; ENZYMES ACTIVITY;

SELENIUM;

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CURCUMIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; SELENIUM; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; RAT; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CATARACT; CURCUMIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELENIUM; TIME FACTORS; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ANIMALIA; CURCUMA; CURCUMA LONGA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 2942627579     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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