Antioxidant potential of thyme extract: Alleviation of N- nitrosodiethylamine-induced oxidative stress

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-221

  Rana, P ^a   Soni, G ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Herbs; NDEA; Oxidative stress; Thyme

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; PEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYME;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYMUS PLANT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 51649114745     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327108088970     Document Type: Article

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