Antioxidant effect of Spirulina in long evans rat

Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-45

  Hossain, M Sabir ^a   Mohamad, Akim Uddin ^a   Alam, Md Shafiul ^b   Hossain, Md Aktar ^c   Rahman, Md Shafiqur ^d   Uddin, M Nasir ^a   Haque, Md Enamul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

^c Bangladesh Medical College   (Bangladesh)

^d National Health Care Network   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Rat; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

NATURAL PRODUCT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPINACH EXTRACT; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ERYTHROCYTE; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SPINACH; SPIRULINA;

EID: 77953384942     PISSN: 18161820     EISSN: 18161839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/dujps.v6i1.342     Document Type: Article

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