In Vitro and in Vivo evaluation of free-radical scavenging potential of Cissus quadrangularis

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 773-779

  Jainu, Mallika ^a   Devi, C S Shyamala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; CCl 4; Cissus quadrangularis; Free radicals; In vitro

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT;

ANIMALIA; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS;

EID: 33644753750     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200500406636     Document Type: Article

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