To study the effect of Nigella sativa on various biochemical parameters on stress induced in Albino Rats

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2010, Pages 185-189

  Roshan, S ^a   Khan, Abdullah ^a   Tazneem, B ^b   Ali, Sadath ^b  

^a SINGHANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Luqman College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Anoxia; BUN; Cold stress; EENS; Swimming; WBC

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CELL STRESS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COLD STRESS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPLEEN; STRESS; SURVIVAL TIME; SWIMMING; TESTIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 78649754332     PISSN: 09751491     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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