Procyanidins extracted from the lotus seedpod ameliorate age-related antioxidant deficit in aged rats

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 236-241

  Xu, Jiqu ^a   Rong, Shuang ^a   Xie, Bijun ^b   Sun, Zhida ^b   Zhang, Li ^c   Wu, Hailei ^a   Yao, Ping ^a   Hao, Liping ^a   Liu, Liegang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant enzymes; Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative stress; Procyanidins

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

ANTIOXIDANT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOTUS; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT SEED; PREMATURE AGING; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AGING; AGING, PREMATURE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOTUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEEDS;

EID: 77949495487     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp211     Document Type: Article

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