Acute effect of aspartame-induced oxidative stress in Wistar albino rat brain

Journal of Biomedical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 390-396

  Ashok, Iyaswamy ^a   Sheeladevi, Rathinasamy ^a   Wankhar, Dapkupar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Aspartame; Blood methanol; Free radical; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; CATALASE; FORMIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; METHANOL; METHOTREXATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOL PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 84944403223     PISSN: 16748301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7555/JBR.28.20120118     Document Type: Article

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