Bitter melon protects against lipid peroxidation caused by immobilization stress in albino rats

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-56

  Chaturvedi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Catalase; Glutathione; Lipid peroxidation; Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CATALASE; FRUIT; GLUTATHIONE; IMMOBILIZATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

CUCUMIS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70350450341     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.79.1.48     Document Type: Article

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