Effects of nigella sativa oil and thymoquinone on oxidative stress and neuropathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Pharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 127-134

  Hamdy, Nadia M ^a   Taha, Ragia A ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Lipid peroxidation; Monoamines; Nigella sativa oil; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MONOAMINE; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXIDE; STREPTOZOCIN; THYMOQUINONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART; MALE; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOQUINONES; BRAIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOPAMINE; HEART; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

EID: 68549098103     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000234466     Document Type: Article

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