Anti-ulcer and antioxidant activity of Normacid, a herbomineral formulation

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 674-680

  Bafna, P A ^a   Balaraman, R ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Anti ulcer; Antioxidant; Catalase; Lipid peroxidation; Reduced glutathione; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSAGE; ENZYMES; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH HAZARDS;

DOSAGE; GASTRIC SECRETIONS; LIGATION; ULCERS;

TOXICITY;

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIULCER AGENT; NORMACID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; RAT; STOMACH ULCER; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042720704     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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