In vivo antioxidant assessment of two antimalarial plants-Allamamda cathartica and Bixa orellana

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 388-394

  Conrad, Omonhinmin A ^a   Dike, Ijeoma Precious ^a   Agbara, Uche ^a  

^a Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Allamanda cathartica; Anti malaria; Anti oxidant; Bixa orellana; In vivo

Indexed keywords

ALLAMANDA CATHARTICA EXTRACT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIXA ORELLANA EXTRACT; CATALASE; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SUGAR; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALLAMANDA CATHARTICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; BIXA ORELLANA; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; BIXACEAE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; METABOLISM;

ALLAMANDA CATHARTICA; BIXA ORELLANA; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIXACEAE; CATALASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84875384745     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60082-9     Document Type: Article

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