Hepatotoxic effect of (+)usnic acid from Usnea siamensis Wainio in rats, isolated rat hepatocytes and isolated rat liver mitochondria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 381-387

  Pramyothin, Pornpen ^a   Janthasoot, Withaya ^a   Pongnimitprasert, Nushjira ^b   Phrukudom, Siriwan ^c   Ruangrungsi, Nijsiri ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

(+)Usnic acid; Hepatotoxic effect

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; MALIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE; USNIC ACID;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; USNEA;

USNEA SIAMENSIS;

EID: 0842304860     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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