Antifatigue activity of Ethanolic extract of Ocimum sanctum in rats

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-46

  Venu Prasad, M P ^a   Khanum, Farhath ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti fatigue; Endurance capacity; Forced swimming test; Medicinal plants; Ocimum sanctum; Performance enhancement

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID; MALONALDEHYDE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANAEROBIC GLYCOLYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFATIGUE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; RATTUS;

EID: 80052702488     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2012.37.46     Document Type: Article

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