Effect of Herbal Preparation on Heavy Metal (Cadmium) Induced Antioxidant System in Female Wistar Rats

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-107

  Dailiah Roopha, P ^a,b   Padmalatha, C ^a  

^a Rani Anna Government College for Women   (India)

^b Sarah Tucker College   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Catalase (CAT); Glutathione peroxidase (GPx); Glutathione s transferase (GST); Medicinal plant extract; Ovary; Superoxide dismutase (SOD)

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ALLIUM SATIVA; ALPHINIA CALCARATA ROSCOE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BLACK CUMIN; BLACK PEPPER; BRASSICA NIGRA; CADMIUM POISONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS RELIGIOSA; CURCUMA LONGA; DILL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FERULA; FERULA ASAFIETIDA; FLOWER; FRUIT; GINGER; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIPER LONGUM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RAT; RHIZOME; SPILANTHES CALVA; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIANTHEMA DODECANDRA; VERNOMIA ANTHELMINTICA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CADMIUM; CATALASE; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84862497206     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-011-0194-y     Document Type: Article

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