Alleviation of plasma, erythrocyte and liver lipidemic-oxidative stress by thymoquinone and limonene in atherogenic suspension fed rats

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 251-259

  Ahmad, Shafeeque ^a   Beg, Zafarul H ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Atherogenic suspension; ATPases; Limonene; Lipid peroxidation; Oxidative abnormalities; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

NIGELLA SATIVA; RATTUS;

EID: 84873260661     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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