Nigella sativa L. oil protects against induced hepatotoxicity and improves serum lipid profile in rats

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 832-836

  El Dakhakhny, M ^a   Mady, N I ^a   Halim, M A ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Nigella sativa oil, improvement of serum lipids, liver protection, rat

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; GALACTOSAMINE; LIPID; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; PROTHROMBIN;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

EID: 0033800305     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1300297     Document Type: Article

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