Prevention of acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity by ternatin, a bioflavonoid from Egletes viscosa Less

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 557-561

  Souza, M F ^a   Rao, V S N ^a   Silveira, E R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen toxicity; Egletes viscosa; Hepatoprotection; Serum enzymes; Tetramethoxyflavone

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOFLAVONOID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TERNATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032443937     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199812)12:8<557::AID-PTR355>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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