Effect of chloroquine and ascorbic acid interaction on the oxidative stress status of Plasmodium berghei infested mice

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Iyawe, H O T ^a   Onigbinde, A O ^a   Aina, O O ^b  

^a Abrose Alli University   (Nigeria)

^b NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Chloroquine; Malondialdehyde; Oxidative stress; Plasmodium berghei

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CHLOROQUINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; MALARIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33644510467     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.1.4     Document Type: Article

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