Free-radical scavenging by Ouratea parviflora in experimentally-induced liver injuries

Redox Report

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 124-130

  Carbonari, Karina Azambuja ^a   Ferreira, Eduardo Antonio ^a   Rebello, Jussara Mattos ^a   Felipe, Karina Bettega ^a   Rossi, Maria Helena ^b   Felício, Joana D'arc ^b   Filho, Danilo Wilhelm ^a   Yunes, Rosendo Augusto ^a   Pedrosa, Rozangela Curi ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory plant; Antioxidant activity; Ouratea parviflora; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; DEOXYRIBOSE; DNA; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID; LIPID HYDROPEROXIDE; OURATEA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RUTOSIDE; SUPEROXIDE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OURATEA PARVIFLORA; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; SCAVENGING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; OCHNACEAE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDES;

OURATEA PARVIFLORA;

EID: 33746331707     PISSN: 13510002     EISSN: 13510002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/135100006X116619     Document Type: Article

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