antioxidant potential of biophytum sensitivum extract in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 255-268

  Guruvayoorappan, C ^a   Afira, A H ^a   Kuttan, Girija ^a  

^a Amala Cancer Research Centre   (Turkey)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Biophytum sensitivum; glutathione; lipid peroxidation; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM EXTRACT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; RIBOFLAVIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FENTON REACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RIBOFLAVIN; SUPEROXIDES; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 33847110307     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2006.17.4.255     Document Type: Article

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