Therapeutic effects of Allium sativum on lead-induced biochemical changes in soft tissues of swiss albino mice

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 364-371

  Arti, Sharma ^a   Veena, Sharma ^a   Leena, Kansal ^a  

^a BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Biochemical changes; Brain; Kidney; Lead; Liver

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; LEAD; LEAD NITRATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; GARLIC; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEAD POISONING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 74049152527     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.58568     Document Type: Article

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