Protective effect of Dunaliella salina - A marine micro alga, against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Hepatology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 313-319

  Chidambara Murthy, K N ^a   Rajesha, J ^b   Vanitha, A ^a   Swamy, M Mahadeva ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carbon tetrachloride; Dunaliella salina; Hepatoprotective activity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA CAROTENE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CAROTENOID; DUNALIELLA SALINA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIS ISOMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DUNALIELLA SALINA; FEMALE; GREEN ALGA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANS ISOMER;

EID: 29144521879     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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