Antioxidative effects of pumpkin seed (Cucurbita pepo) protein isolate in CCl4-induced liver injury in low-protein fed rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 935-940

  Nkosi, C Z ^a   Opoku, A R ^a   Terblanche, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride induced liver injury; Cucurbita pepo; Lipid peroxidation; Low protein fed rats; Plasma enzymes; Pumpkin seed protein isolate; Total antioxidant capacity

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; OLIVE OIL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTOXICATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PUMPKIN; RAT; SQUASH;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CUCURBITA; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; ENZYMES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEEDS;

CUCURBITA PEPO; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33751076540     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1977     Document Type: Article

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