Action of Portulaca oleracea against streptozotocin-induced oxidative stress in experimental diabetic rats

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sharma, Alok ^a   Vijayakumar, M ^a   Rao, Ch V ^a   Unnikrishnan, M K ^b   Reddy, G D ^c  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Central Research Institute Ayurveda   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Diabetes; Portulaca oleracea; Portulacaceae

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PORTULACACEAE; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 62549126003     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1181     Document Type: Article

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