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Water Spinach, Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae), Ameliorates Lead Toxicity by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis

BACKGROUND: Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae), an aquatic edible plant, is traditionally used against heavy metal toxicity in India. The current study intended to explore the protective role of edible (aqueous) extract of I. aquatica (AEIA) against experimentally induced Pb-intoxication. METHODS: Th...

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Autores principales: Dewanjee, Saikat, Dua, Tarun K., Khanra, Ritu, Das, Shilpa, Barma, Sujata, Joardar, Swarnalata, Bhattacharjee, Niloy, Zia-Ul-Haq, M., Jaafar, Hawa Z. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4608788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26473485
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139831