Beneficial antioxidative effect of the homeopathic preparation of berberis vulgaris in alleviating oxidative stress in experimental urolithiasis

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Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-12

  Jyothilakshmi, Vasavan ^a   Thellamudhu, Ganesan ^a   Chinta, Raveendar ^b   Alok, Kumar ^b   Anil, Khurana ^b   Debadatta, Nayak ^b   Kalaiselvi, Periandavan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b Central Council for Research in Homeopathy Headquarters   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Berberis vulgaris; Homeopathy; Lipid peroxidation; Oxalate

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; BARK; BERBERIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; STANDARDS; UROLITHIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BERBERIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FREE RADICALS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 84897787614     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000360240     Document Type: Article

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