Piperine activates testicular apoptosis in adult rats

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 382-388

  D'Cruz, Shereen Cynthia ^a   Vaithinathan, S ^a   Saradha, B ^a   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Caspase 3; Free radicals; Piperine; Testis

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CATALASE; FAS ANTIGEN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PIPERINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS CELL; WISTAR RAT;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; BENZODIOXOLES; BODY WEIGHT; CASPASE 3; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PIPERIDINES; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIALIC ACIDS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 58149231420     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: 10990461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20251     Document Type: Article

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