Studies on the effect of pomegranate (Punica granatum) juice and peel on liver and kidney in adult male rats

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 5083-5088

  Moneim, Ahmed E Abdel ^a   Dkhil, Mohamed A ^a,b   Al Quraishy, Saleh ^b  

^a Helwan University   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Kidney; Liver; Oxidants antioxidants status; Punica granatum; Rat

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY HOMOGENATE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POMEGRANATE JUICE; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM; RATTUS;

EID: 80054732709     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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