Hepatoprotective effect of rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis) on CCl 4-induced liver damage in rats

Physiological Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 461-466

  Ulicna O ^a   Greksak M ^b   Vancova O ^a   Zlatos L ^a   Galbavy S ^a   Bozek P ^c   Nakano, M ^d  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c State Hospital   (Slovakia)

^d AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspalathus linearis; CCl4 induced cirrhosis; Hepatoprotective activity; N acetyl L cysteine; Rooibos tea

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; ROOIBOS TEA; STEATOSIS; TEA;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; ASPALATHUS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CHOLESTEROL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 16744368458     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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