Evaluation of the hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of Boehmeria nivea var. nivea and B. nivea var. tenacissima

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-17

  Lin, Chun Ching ^a   Yen, Ming Hong ^a   Lo, Tsae Shiuan ^a   Lin, Jer Min ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Min Sheng Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidative; B. nivea var. tenacissima; Boehmeria nivea var. nivea; Electron spin resonance (ESR); Hepatoprotective

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FERROUS CHLORIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DRUG EVALUATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 0031884326     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00122-0     Document Type: Article

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