In vitro evaluation of antioxidants of fruit extract of Momordica charantia L. on fibroblasts and keratinocytes

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1518-1522

  Kumar, Ramadhar ^a   Balaji, S ^a   Sripriya, R ^a   Nithya, N ^a   Uma, T S ^a   Sehgal, P K ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

A431; Cytoprotection; M. charantla fruit; NIH 3T3; Oxidative damage; Radical scavenging; Rat cardiac fibroblasts

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBLAST; FRUIT; KERATINOCYTE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; FRUIT; KERATINOCYTES; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RATTUS;

EID: 76449092401     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9025986     Document Type: Article

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