Anticataract activity of Acorus calamus Linn. against hydrogen peroxide induced cataractogenesis in Goat eyes

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-115

  Kumar, Dharmendra ^a   Singh, Ranjit ^a  

^a SHOBHIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cataractogenesis; Gsh and protein estimation; Hydrogen peroxide; Mda; Methanolic extract acorus calamus

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ALKALOID; BETA ASARONE; CATLON; FAT; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; SESQUITERPENE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICATARACT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; GOAT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LENS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SOXHLET EXTRACTION;

EID: 82955235731     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0976044X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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