Protective response of methanolic extract of Ocimum sanctum, Withania somnifera and Zingiber officinalis on swimming-induced oxidative damage on cardiac, skeletal and brain tissues in male rat: A duration dependent study

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 647-655

  Misra, Debanka Sekhar ^a,b   Maiti, Rajkumar ^a   Mallick, Chhanda ^a   Ghosh, Debidas ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Ramananda College   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Brain tissues; Cardiac and skeletal muscles; Forced swimming; Oxidative stress; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; GINGER EXTRACT; METHANOL; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE TISSUE; BRAIN; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HEART; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PROTECTION; RAT; RHIZOME;

EID: 33846947949     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.647.655     Document Type: Article

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