Protective Effects of Crocus Sativus L. Extract and Crocin against Chronic-Stress Induced Oxidative Damage of Brain, Liver and Kidneys in Rats

• Main Authors: Ahmad Reza Bandegi (Author), Ali Rashidy-Pour (Author), Abbas Ali Vafaei (Author), Behshid Ghadrdoost (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Chronic stress has been reported to induce oxidative damage of the brain. A few studies have shown that Crocus Sativus L., commonly known as saffron and its active constituent crocin may have a protective effect against oxidative stress. The present work was designed to study the protective...