Rhinacanthus nasutus - Its protective role in oxidative stress and antioxidant status in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-330

  Rao, P Visweswara ^a,b   Sujana, P ^a   Vijayakanth, T ^a   Naidu, M Dhananjaya ^a,c  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Diabetes; Lipid peroxidation; Rhinacanthus nasutus; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CATALASE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; SUPERNATANT;

EID: 84863097246     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60071-1     Document Type: Article

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