Antioxidant activity and hepatoprotective effect of pomegranate peel and whey powders in rats

Annals of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-32

  Ashoush, I S ^a   El Batawy, O I ^a   El Shourbagy, Gehan A ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Hepatoprotective effect; Pomegranate peel; Rats; Whey powder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907967641     PISSN: 05701783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aoas.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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