Effect of date seeds on oxidative damage and antioxidant status in vivo

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1674-1679

  Habib, Hosam M ^a   Ibrahim, Wissam H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Antioxidant status; Date seeds; Oxidative damage; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CREATINE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHRONOLOGY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT SEED; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHRONOLOGY AS TOPIC; CREATINE KINASE; DIET; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79958707685     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4368     Document Type: Article

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