Science Reviews - Biology, 2025, 4(1), 8-14 Irfan Sajid, Shoaib Ahmed et al.

Antioxidant effects following oral administration of

Foeniculum vulgare

in male rats

Irfan Sajid, PhD

*, Shoaib Ahmed, PhD

, Lubna Anis, M.Phil.

, Hafsah Khan,

M.Phil.

, Syed Ikhlaq Hussain, PhD

Department of Biochemistry, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi

Department of Zoology, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi

*Corresponding Author: Irfan Sajid (irfan.sajid@fuuast.edu.pk)

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5547-3492

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