Free radical scavenging effect of phyllanthus simplex: In vitro and in vivo study

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-59

  Kumar, Shikha ^a   Sachdeva, Nikhil ^c   Amir, Mohmad ^a   Kumar, Amit ^b   Singh, Sushil K ^c  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant activity; Lipid peroxidation; Phyllanthus simplex

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; PHYLLANTHUS SIMPLEX EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS; RAT;

EID: 33947393210     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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