In vitro investigation of a standardized dried extract of citrullus colocynthis on liver toxicity in adult rats

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 223-230

  Barth, Astrid ^a   Müller, Dieter ^a   Dorrling, Katrin ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Bombastus Werke GmbH Freital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Citrullus colocynthis; Cytochrome P450; Hepatotoxicity; Liver slices; Rat liver microsomes

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CYTOCHROME P450; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; COLOCYNTH; CYTOCHROME P450 1A; CYTOCHROME P450 2B; CYTOCHROME P450 3A; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; RAT STRAIN; WATERMELON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER SLICE; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CITRULLUS; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; COLOCYNTHIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0036855384     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0940-2993-00252     Document Type: Article

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