Protective Effects of Acetylbergenin against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 114-118

  Lim, Hwa Kyung ^a   Kim, Hack Seang ^a   Kim, Seung Hwan ^b   Chang, Myung Jei ^b   Rhee, Gyu Seek ^c   Choi, Jongwon ^d  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^d Kyungsung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetylbergenin; Bergenin; Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotective activity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLBERGENIN; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; INTOXICATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; PLANT EPIDERMIS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ANIMALS; BENZOPYRANS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035320578     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976478     Document Type: Article

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