Preliminary study on the antioxidant effect of Kigelia africana fruit extract (Bignoniacieae) in male Sprague-Dawley rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1374-1381

  Azu, O O ^a   Duru, F I O ^a   Osinubi, A A ^a   Noronha, C C ^a   Elesha, S O ^a   Okanlawon, A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Body weight; Catalase; Glutathione; Kigelia africana; Malondialdehyde; Sperm count

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; KIGELIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIGNONIACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FRUIT; HERBAL MEDICINE; INFLAMMATION; KIGELIA AFRICANA; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPREGULATION;

KIGELIA AFRICANA; RATTUS;

EID: 77949711874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.933     Document Type: Article

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