L-arginine augments the antioxidant effect of garlic against acetic acid -induced ulcerative colitis in rats

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 373-380

  Harisa, Gamal Eldin I ^a   Abo Salem, Osama M ^a   El Sayed, E L Sayed M ^a   Taha, Ehab I ^b   El Halawany, Nermin ^c  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Colitis; Garlic; L arginine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ARGININE; CATALASE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GARLIC; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARGININE; CATALASE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLON; DRUG SYNERGISM; GARLIC; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; NITRITES; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 70349765764     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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