Effects of Pongamia pinnata on lipid peroxidation products and antioxidants in hyperammonemic rats: With reference to circadian variations

Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-123

  Essa, Mohamed Musthafa Mohamed ^a   Subramanian, Perumal ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Circadian; Hyperammonemia; Lipid peroxidation; Pongamia pinnata

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PONGAMIA PINNATA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PONGAMIA; PONGAMIA PINNATA; RAT;

EID: 55949121698     PISSN: 17352657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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