Protective effect of arabic gum against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 631-635

  Gamal El din, Ayman M ^a   Mostafa, Adel M ^a   Al Shabanah, Othman A ^a   Al Bekairi, Abdullah M ^a   Nagi, Mahmoud N ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Arabic gum; Glutathione; Hepatotoxicity; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GUM ARABIC; LIPID; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PARACETAMOL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METABOLITE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TIME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; GLUTATHIONE; GUM ARABIC; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MICE; NITRATES; NITRITES; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 1542712405     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-6618(03)00226-3     Document Type: Article

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