Hepatoprotective effect of allicin on tissue defense system in galactosamine/endotoxin challenged rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 151-154

  Vimal, Veereshwarayya ^a,b   Devaki, Thiruvengadam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allicin; Antioxidants; D Galactosamine; Garlic; Lipopolysaccharide; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ALLIIN LYASE; AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ENDOTOXIN; GALACTOSAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GARLIC; HEPATITIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0347753590     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.09.027     Document Type: Article

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