Antioxidant potential of aqueous extract of Phyllanthus amarus in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 64-67

  Karuna, R ^a   Reddy, S ^a   Baskar, R ^a   Saralakumari, D ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Lymphocytes; Phyllanthus amarus; Single cell gel electrophoresis SCGE

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 67649880662     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.51342     Document Type: Article

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