Modulation of selenite cataract by the flavonoid fraction of Emilia sonchifolia in experimental animal models

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1091-1095

  Lija, Y ^a   Biju, P G ^a   Reeni, A ^a   Cibin, T R ^a   Sahasranamam, V ^b   Abraham, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cataract; Emilia sochifolia; Flavonoids; Oxidative stress; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE; QUERCETIN; SODIUM SELENITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EMILIA SONCHIFOLIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SLIT LAMP;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTERACEAE; CATALASE; CATARACT; FLAVONOIDS; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIPOPROTEINS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUERCETIN; RATS; SODIUM SELENITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EMILIA; EMILIA SONCHIFOLIA;

EID: 33845648030     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2005     Document Type: Article

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