Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Protective effects of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) against cadmium chloride-induced oxidative stress in the blood of rats

Atef, M. M. Attia*
  • Atef, M. M. Attia*
  • Biophysical laboratory, Biochemistry Department, Division of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
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Fatma, A. A. Ibrahim
  • Fatma, A. A. Ibrahim
  • Biophysical laboratory, Biochemistry Department, Division of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
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Noha, A. Abd EL-Latif
  • Noha, A. Abd EL-Latif
  • Biophysical laboratory, Biochemistry Department, Division of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
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Samir, W. Aziz
  • Samir, W. Aziz
  • Biophysical laboratory, Biochemistry Department, Division of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
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Sherif A. Abdelmottaleb Moussa
  • Sherif A. Abdelmottaleb Moussa
  • Biophysical laboratory, Biochemistry Department, Division of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. Department of Physics, College of Science, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, P. O. Box 90950, Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 05 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 14 October 2014
  •  Published: 17 October 2014

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