Nigella sativa fixed and essential oil improves antioxidant status through modulation of antioxidant enzymes and immunity

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 589-595

  Sultan, Muhammad Tauseef ^a   Butt, Masood Sadiq ^b   Karim, Roselina ^a   Ahmad, Atif Nisar ^c   Ahmad, Rabia Shabbir ^b   Ahmad, Waqas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Antioxidant status; Essential oil; Functional foods; Medicinal plants; Nigella sativa

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME; CATALASE; ENZYME; ESSENTIAL OIL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA FIXED OIL; OIL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TOCOPHEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNITY; MODULATION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ANIMAL; BLACK CUMIN; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; IMMUNITY; NIGELLA SATIVA; OILS, VOLATILE; PEROXIDASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84925010481     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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