Therapeutic efficacy of Tamarindus indica (L) to protect against fluoride-induced oxidative stress in the liver of female rats

Fluoride

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-140

  Ekambaram, P ^a   Namitha, T ^a   Bhuvaneswari, S ^a   Aruljothi, S ^a   Vasanth, D ^a   Saravanakumar, M ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Fluoride toxicity; Liver enzymes; Oxidative stress; Rat liver; Tamarind pulp

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM; CATALASE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT ANIMAL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TAMARIND;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TAMARINDUS INDICA;

EID: 78049462700     PISSN: 00154725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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