title: [Effects of almond on D-gal-induced aging rats].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effects of Beijing Almond on D-gal-induced aging rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  D-gal-induced aging rats are fed on almond in three different dosages respectively daily (32.5 g/kg feedstuff, 65 g/kg feedstuff, 97.5 g/kg feedstuff). After 30 days, the level of MDA, the activities of SOD, GSH-Px in serum, and the liquid fluidity of erythrocyte membrane were determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with aging group, the level of MDA in high and middle dose groups decreased significantly (P < 0.01). At the same time, the activities of SOD, GSH-Px and the liquid fluidity of erythrocyte membrane increased evidently (P < 0.01). But the lowest dose group was not significantly difference (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Almond in proper has abilities of anti-oxidation and retarding aging process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sanitary Chemistry, Capital University of Medicine Science, Beijing 100054, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shuhua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Aimin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jinnan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005690:Galactose; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D027861:Prunus; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005690:Galactose