Pyrogallol-induced hepatotoxicity in rats: A model to evaluate antioxidant hepatoprotective agents

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 497-500

  Gupta, Y K ^a   Sharma, M ^a   Chaudhary, G ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Free Radicals; Hepatotoxicity; Pyrogallol; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MALONALDEHYDE; PYROGALLOL; SILYMARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

EID: 0036815248     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2002.24.8.705070     Document Type: Article

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