Free-radical scavenging and mitochondrial antioxidant activities of relshl-ganoderma lucjdum (curt: Fr) p. karst and arogyapacha-trichopus zeylanicus gaertn extracts

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-308

  Cherian, Elizabeth ^a   Patani, George ^a   Sudheesh, Narayana P ^b   Janardhanan, Kainoor K ^b  

^a Dr Patani Scientific and Industrial Research   (India)

^b AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

aging; Ganoderma lucidum; reactive oxygen species; Trichopus zeylanicus

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRICHOPUS ZEYLANICUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REJUVENATION; TRICHOPUS ZEYLANICUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DIOSCOREACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GANODERMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 76049085255     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2009.20.4.289     Document Type: Article

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