Green tea modulates reserpine toxicity in animal models

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-87

  Al Bloushi, Shaima ^a   Safer, Abdel Majeed ^a   Afzal, Mohammed ^a   Mousa, Shaker A ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Green tea; Hepatic damage; Oxidative stress; Reserpine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; RESERPINE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; RIBOSOME; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA;

EID: 59949099013     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.34.77     Document Type: Article

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