In -vitro and -vivo antioxidant activities of aqueous extract of Strychnos henningsii Gilg

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 070-078

  Oyedemi, S O ^a   Bradley, G ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; CCl4; Enzymes; Free radicals; Strychnos henningsii

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CATECHIN; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; QUERCETIN; REDUCING AGENT; STRYCHNOS HENNINGSII EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRYCHNOS;

EID: 77953681402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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