Tribulus terrestris fruit extract protects against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 619-625

  Pandey, Ruchi ^a   Shankar, Bhavani S ^a   Sainis, Krishna B ^b  

^a Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Immunomodulator; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBIS(2 AMIDINOPROPANE); DICHLORODIHYDROFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRUIT; GAMMA RADIATION; MALE; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPLEEN CELL; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 34848860160     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701538872     Document Type: Article

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