Reduction of hexachlorocyclohexane-induced oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in rat liver by emblica officinalis gaertn

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 450-454

  Anilakumar, K R ^a   Nagaraj, N S ^b   Santhanam, K ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amla; Antioxidant enzymes; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Lipid peroxides; Oxidative stress; Rat liver

Indexed keywords

PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; RATTUS;

ANTIOXIDANT; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LINDANE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CYTOPROTECTION; EATING; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; KIDNEY; LINDANE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34547808202     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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