Protective effect of polysaccharides-enriched fraction from Angelica sinensis on hepatic injury

Life Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 637-646

  Ye, Y N ^a   Liu, E S L ^a   Li, Y ^a   So, H L ^a   Cho, C C M ^a   Sheng, H P ^a   Lee, S S ^b   Cho, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Angelica sinensis; Carbon tetrachloride; Liver damage; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARACETAMOL; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035967847     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01153-5     Document Type: Article

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