Antioxidant properties of Myristica fragrans (Houtt) and its effect on selected organs of albino rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1274-1278

  Olaleye, M T ^a   Akinmoladun, Afolabi C ^a   Akindahunsi, A A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant properties; Histopathological studies; Myristica fragrans; Phytochemical constituents

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ASCORBIC ACID; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVANOID; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; PHLOBATANIN DERIVATIVE; PHYTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EPITHELIUM CELL; GERM LAYER; HEART; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; LIVER; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLEEN; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS;

EID: 33745933832     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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