Antioxidant activity of Arthritin-A polyherbal formulation

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 403-407

  Chamundeeswari, D ^a   Vaijayanthi, V ^a   Umamaheswari, S ^a   Gandhimathi, C ^a   Rajasekar Karna, S L ^a   Meignanam, E ^a   Vasantha, J ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arthritin; Glutathione peroxidase; Lipid peroxidase; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARTHRITIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; HERBAL MEDICINE; MALE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33646595646     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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