Comparative evaluation of the antioxidant capacity of crocetin and crocin in vivo

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 248-251

  Chen, Yang ^a   Yang, Ting ^b   Huang, Juan ^b   Tian, Xi ^b   Zhao, Can ^b   Cai, Le ^b   Feng, Li Juan ^a   Zhang, Hao ^b  

^a ZUNYI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Comparative; Crocetin; Crocin; Gardenia; In vivo

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CROCETIN; CROCIN; CROCIN 1; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GARDENIA; HEART; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER PROTECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RENAL PROTECTION; SERUM; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 77951803082     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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