Juniperus communis Linn oil decreases oxidative stress and increases antioxidant enzymes in the heart of rats administered a diet rich in cholesterol

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-91

  Gumral, Nurhan ^a   Kumbul, Duygu Doguc ^a   Aylak, Firdevs ^a   Saygin, Mustafa ^a   Savik, Emin ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sanliurfa Maternity Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti hypercholesterolemic activity; heart tissue; Juniperus communis Linn oil; oxidant antioxidant enzymes

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLESTEROL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CATALASE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS OIL; LIPID PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; JUNIPERUS; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; WISTAR RAT; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHOLESTEROL; JUNIPERUS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84920031600     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233712469995     Document Type: Article

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