Protective effect of the mold Monascus anka against acetaminophen-induced liver toxicity in rats

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-82

  Aniya, Yoko ^a   Yokomakura, Takahiro ^a   Yonamine, Masato ^a   Nagamine, Tatsumi ^a   Nakanishi, Hisaharu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b Tropical Technology Center Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Antioxidant; Mold

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SCAVENGER; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERMENTATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0031706184     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.78.79     Document Type: Article

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