Protective Effect of Maize Silks (Maydis stigma) Ethanol Extract on Radiation-Induced Oxidative Stress in Mice

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-276

  Bai, Hua ^a   Hai, Chunxu ^a   Xi, Miaomiao ^b   Liang, Xin ^a   Liu, Rui ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Maize silks ethanol extract; NF E2 related factor 2; Oxidative stress; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FLOWER; GAMMA RADIATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOWERS; GAMMA RAYS; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; UP-REGULATION; ZEA MAYS;

MUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77957129679     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-010-0172-6     Document Type: Article

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