Oxidative stress in brain and antioxidant activity of Ocimum sanctum in noise exposure

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 679-685

  Samson, James ^a   Sheeladevi, Rathinasamy ^a   Ravindran, Rajan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Brain; Flavanoids; Free radicals; Noise; Ocimum sanctum; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FLAVANOID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BASIL; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NOISE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CALORIMETRY; CATALASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NOISE; OCIMUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; RATTUS;

EID: 34249689586     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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