Antioxidant Enzymes Activities and Lipid Peroxidation of Aqueous Extracts of selected Vegetables in Isoproterenol‐induced Myocardial Infarction in Male Wistar Albino Rats
Abstract:Vegetables constitute a substantial portion of most daily diet and also a part of an overall healthy diet worldwide. This present study examined five leafy vegetables generally eaten in some parts of South Western, Nigerian and include L. taraxacifolia (Wild lettuce), C. crepidioides (Fireweed), S. nigrum (Black nightshade), B. alba (Indian spinach) and S. biafrae (English spinach). The vegetables were air dried in the laboratory for two weeks and extracted with water using maceration techniques. The effect of… Show more
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