Protective effect of Embelia ribes Burm on methionine-induced hyperhomocysteinemia and oxidative stress in rat brain

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 521-527

  Ansari, M Nazam ^a   Bhandari, Uma ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Embelia ribes; Homocysteine; Lipid peroxidation; Methionine; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

EMBELIA; EMBELIA RIBES; RATTUS; RIBES HUDSONIANUM;

CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBELIA; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL; EMBELIA; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; METHIONINE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 67549104571     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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