Antihepatotoxic activity of ginger ethanol extract in rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-71

  Bhandari, Uma ^a,b   Shamsher, A Anwer ^a   Pillai, K K ^a   Khan, M S Y ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver disease; Country made liquor; Ginger; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORN OIL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GINGER EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; SILYMARIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GINGER; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; RHIZOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0037302404     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.1.68.14697     Document Type: Article

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