Metallothionein induction and hepatoprotection by echinoside A and sakuraso-saponin

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 132-135

  Itoh, Norio ^a   Morishita, Yasuhiro ^a   Tanaka, Tetsuya ^a   Muto, Norio ^a   Kobayashi, Motomasa ^a   Kitagawa, Isao ^a   Tanaka, Keiichi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CCl4; Echinoside A; Hepatoprotection; Lipid peroxidation; Metallothionein; Sakuraso saponin; Saponin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA HEDERIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; ECHINOSIDE A; GINSENOSIDE RE; ISOPROTEIN; LIPID PEROXIDE; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN I; METALLOTHIONEIN II; SAKURASO SAPONIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HEART; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0030954912     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199703)11:2<132::AID-PTR52>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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