Alterations in oxidative stress in testes of Swiss albino mice by Aloe vera leaf extract after gamma irradiation

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 359-370

  Gehlot, Prashasnika ^a   Soyal, Dhanraj ^a   Goyal, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Acid and alkaline phosphatase activity; Aloe vera; Gamma radiation; GSH; LPO; Testes

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COBALT TELETHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION STERILIZATION; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS INJURY;

EID: 34248659722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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