Protective role of Ocimum canum plant extract in alcohol-induced oxidative stress in albino rats

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 80-85

  George, S ^a   Chaturvedi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Alanine transaminase; Ascorbic acid; Aspartate transaminase; Catalase; Glutathione; Ocimum canum; Superoxide dismutase; Thiobarbituric acid; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; OCIMUM CANUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

OCIMUM CANUM; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 46249103822     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2008.11732802     Document Type: Article

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