Studies on the preventive effect of Spirulina maxima on fatty liver development induced by carbon tetrachloride, in the rat

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-147

  Torres Duran P V ^a   Miranda Zamora, R ^a   Paredes Carbajal, M C ^a   Mascher, D ^a   Ble Castillo J ^b   Diaz Zagoya J C ^a   Juarez Oropeza M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Cholesterol; Fatty liver; Spirulina maxima; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SPIRULINA MAXIMA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FATTY LIVER; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER MICROSOME; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CELL EXTRACTS; CYANOBACTERIA; FATTY LIVER; LIPOPROTEINS; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0033023446     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00120-2     Document Type: Article

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