Antioxidant property of triphala on cold stress induced oxidative stress in experimental rats

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 843-847

  Dhanalakshmi, Selvakumar ^a   Srikumar, Ramasundaram ^a   Manikandan, Sundaramahalingam ^a   Parthasarathy, Narayanaperumal Jeya ^a   Devi, Rathinasamy Sheela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cold stress; Triphala

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CATALASE; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIPHALA;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BODY WEIGHT; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TERMINALIA;

PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 33845386343     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.52.843     Document Type: Article

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