Zeaxanthin dipalmitate from Lycium chinense has hepatoprotective activity

Research Communications in Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-314

  Kim, Hong Pyo ^a   Kim, Sun Yeou ^a   Lee, Eun Ju ^a   Kim, Young Chul ^a   Kim, Young Choong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLLAGEN; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEAXANTHIN; ZEAXANTHIN DIPALMITATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ITO CELL; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; KUPFFER CELLS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PALMITATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0008401671     PISSN: 10780297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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