Hepatoprotective effects of Inula britannica on hepatic injury in mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 180-186

  Song, Qing Hua ^a   Kobayashi, Takao ^a   Iijima, Koji ^b   Hong, Tie ^a   Cyong, Jong Chol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatoprotective effect; Inula britannica; Th cell differentiation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INULA BRITANNICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL RATE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HEPATITIS, ANIMAL; INULA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINE, KAMPO; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

INULA BRITANNICA;

EID: 0034043734     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(200005)14:3<180::AID-PTR589>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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