Hepatoprotective effect of seaweeds' methanol extract against carbon tetrachloride-induced poisoning in rats

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 512, Issue , 2004, Pages 267-270

  Wong, Chun Kwan ^a   Ooi, Vincent E C ^a   Ang Jr , Put O ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotective activity; Methanol extract of marine macroalgae; Myagropsis; Sargassum

Indexed keywords

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ENZYMES; METHANOL; SEAWEED;

HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS; HEPATOXICITY;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

SEAWEED;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; MYAGROPSIS; MYAGROPSIS MYAGROIDES; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM SILIQUASTRUM;

EID: 1842481515     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000020336.06047.ac     Document Type: Conference Paper

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