The protective effects of propolis on hepatic injury and its mechanism

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 250-253

  Seo, Kyung Won ^a   Park, Mijung ^a   Song, Yeon Jung ^b   Kim, Sung Jin ^c   Yoon, Kwang Ro ^b  

^a Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; GST; Hepatotoxicity; P450s; Propolis; PST; UDP GT

Indexed keywords

ARYL SULFOTRANSFERASE; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER ENZYME; PARACETAMOL; PROPOLIS; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HONEYBEE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSOMES, LIVER; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROPOLIS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

PROPOLIS;

EID: 0037354522     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1120     Document Type: Article

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