Chemoprevention of 2-acetylaminofluorene-induced hepatotoxicity and lipid peroxidation in rats by kolaviron - A Garcinia kola seed extract

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 535-541

  Farombi, E O ^a   Tahnteng, J G ^a   Agboola, A O ^a   Nwankwo, J O ^a   Emerole, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

2 Acetylaminofluorene; Chemoprevention; Garcinia biflavones; Hepatotoxicity; Kolaviron; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; KOLAVIRON; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT;

2-ACETYLAMINOFLUORENE; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BIFLAVONOIDS; CARCINOGENS; CHEMOPREVENTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FLAVONOIDS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS;

ANIMALIA; GARCINIA; GARCINIA KOLA; KOLA;

EID: 0034077371     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(00)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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