Studies of the antioxidative effects of green and black tea (Camellia sinensis) extracts in rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-349

  Ojo, O O ^a   Ladeji, O ^b   Nadro, M S ^a  

^a MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Catalase; Lipid peroxidation; Malondialdehyde; Sodium oxalate; Tea

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; OXALATE SODIUM; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEA;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXALATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; RATTUS;

EID: 34547114491     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.211     Document Type: Article

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