Effect of earthworm powder on antioxidant enzymes in alcohol induced hepatotoxic rats

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-243

  Prakash, M ^a   Gunasekaran, G ^a   Elumalai, K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Antioxidant; Earthworm; Hepatotixicity; Perionyx excavatus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; EARTHWORM POWDER; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; NATURAL PRODUCT; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; OLIGOCHAETA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 49449111217     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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