The hepatoprotective effects of Limonium sinense against carbon tetrachloride and β-D-galactosamine intoxication in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 784-791

  Chaung, Shang Shing ^a   Lin, Chun Ching ^b   Lin, Julian ^a   Yu, Kuo Ho ^a   Hsu, Yu Fang ^c   Yen, Ming Hong ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL TA TUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Kaohsiung Munic Women/Children H ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CCl4; Cytotoxicity; D galactosamine; Hep3B; Hepatoprotection; Histopathology; LD50; Limonium sinense

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA DEXTRO GALACTOSAMINE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; FLAVANOID; LIMONIUM SINENSE EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FRACTIONATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTOXICATION; LD 50; LIMONIUM SINENSE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GALACTOSAMINE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLUMBAGINACEAE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

LIMONIUM; PLUMBAGINACEAE;

EID: 0042010204     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1236     Document Type: Article

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