Selective protective effect of an extract from Fumaria parviflora on paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity

General Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 979-983

  Gilani, Anwar H ^a   Janbaz, Khalid H ^b   Akhtar, M Shoaib ^c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Fumaria parviflora; hepatotoxicity; paracetamol; selective inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DRUG METABOLIZING ENZYME; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; STRYCHNINE; WATER;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELECTIVITY; LIVER MICROSOME METABOLISM; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLEEP TIME;

FUMARIA PARVIFLORA;

EID: 0030250470     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(95)02140-X     Document Type: Article

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