Antioxidant effects of heated garlic juice on cadmium-induced liver damage in rats as compared to ascorbic acid

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 549-557

  Lawal, Akeem Olalekan ^a   Lawal, Adetola Folusho ^a   Ologundudu, Augustine ^a   Adeniran, Olawale Yakubu ^a   Omonkhua, Akhere ^a   Obi, Federick ^b  

^a ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Cadmium; Catalase; Garlic; Malondialdehyde; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CADMIUM; CATALASE; HEATED GARLIC JUICE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GARLIC; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 80053549652     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.36.549     Document Type: Article

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