Hepatoprotective effect of Angelica archangelica in chronically ethanol-treated mice

Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 70-73

  Yeh, Mei Ling ^a   Liu, Chi Feng ^a   Huang, Chun Liang ^a   Huang, Tian Chyuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angelica archangelica; Lipid peroxidation; Malondialdehyde; Oxygen free radicals

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ANGELICA EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; OXYGEN RADICAL;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGELICA ARCHANGELICA; ANIMALS; HEPATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 0037266149     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069530     Document Type: Article

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