Aloe-emodin quinone pretreatment reduces acute liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 229-233

  Arosio, Beatrice ^a   Gagliano, Nicoletta ^a   Fusaro, Lorena Maria Pia ^a   Parmeggiani, Luciano ^a   Tagliabue, Jacopo ^a   Galetti, Paola ^a   De Castri, Diego ^c   Moscheni, Claudia ^a   Annoni, Giorgio ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c Center Maria Branca   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALOE EMODIN QUINONE DERIVATIVE; ALOIN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS;

ALOE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033678216     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0773.2000.pto870507.x     Document Type: Article

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