Hepatic antioxidative potential of ethyl acetate fraction of Cynodon dactylon in Balb/c mice

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 929-996

  Saradha Devi, K M ^a   Annapoorani, S ^a   Ashokkumar, K ^b  

^a AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Balb c mice; Cynodon dactylon; Ethyl acetate fraction

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; RETINOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BERMUDA GRASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYNODON; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CYNODON DACTYLON; MUS;

EID: 79955385044     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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