Effects of Pycnogenol® and age on liver and lung enzyme activity in the F344 rat

Pharmacology Reviews and Communications

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-256

  Huynh, Huong T ^a   Teel, Robert W ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; GST; O dealkylation; Phytochemicals; Pycnogenol

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; ETHOXYRESORUFIN; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; LUNG ENZYME; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PYCNOGENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEALKYLATION; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032795628     PISSN: 10288945     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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