Attenuation of oxidative stress of hepatic tissue by ethanolic extract of saffron (dried stigmas of Crocus sativus L.) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2166-2173

  Mohammad, Rahbani ^a   Daryoush, Mohajeri ^b   Ali, Rezaie ^b   Yousef, Doustar ^b   Mehrdad, Nazeri ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocus (saffron); Diabetes mellitus; Liver; Oxidative stress; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CATALASE; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 81855177200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.624     Document Type: Article

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