Brahma Rasayana enhances in vivo antioxidant status in cold-stressed chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 115-119

  Ramnath, V ^a   Rekha, P S ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Brahma rasayana; Chicken

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BRAHMA RASAYANA EXTRACT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAHMA RASAYANA; CHICKEN; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMIDITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 70349329349     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.55209     Document Type: Article

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