Protective Effect of Nigella sativa Seeds Against Carbon Tetrachloride-induced Liver Damage

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 721-728

  Al Ghamdi, Mastour S ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aspartate transaminase; Hepatoprotective; Hepatotoxicity; L alanine aminotransferase; Lactate dehydrogenase; N. Sativa

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; NIGELLA SATIVA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16844382369     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03001399     Document Type: Article

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