Antistressor activity of Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) against experimentally induced oxidative stress in rabbits

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 411-416

  Jyoti, Sethi ^a   Satendra, S ^a   Sushma, S ^a   Anjana, T ^b   Shashi, S ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anemic hypoxia; Malondialdehyde; Ocimum sanctum; Reduced glutathione; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SODIUM NITRITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM SANCTUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RABBIT; STRESS;

ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HEART RATE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OCIMUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RABBITS; SODIUM NITRITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 35349026764     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2007.29.6.1118135     Document Type: Article

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