Hepatoprotective effects of Nigella sativa L and Urtica dioica L on lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzyme systems and liver enzymes in carbon tetrachloride-treated rats

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 42, 2005, Pages 6684-6688

  Kanter, Mehmet ^a   Coskun, Omer ^a   Budancamanak, Mustafa ^b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; CCl4; Lipid peroxidation; Nigella sativa L; Rat; Urtica dioica L

Indexed keywords

5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA CAROTENE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CERULOPLASMIN; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER ENZYME; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MALONALDEHYDE; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; RETINOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST RESISTANCE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NIGELLA; NONHUMAN; RAT; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 30444452089     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6684     Document Type: Article

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