Effects of garlic oil and two of its major organosulfur compounds, diallyl disulfide and diallyl trisulfide, on intestinal damage in rats injected with endotoxin

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-54

  Chiang, Yi Hsuan ^a   Jen, Lin Ni ^a   Su, Hsiau Yuan ^a   Lii, Chong Kuei ^a   Sheen, Lee Yan ^b   Liu, Cheng Tzu ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Garlic oil; Intestinal mucosa; Organosulfur compounds; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CYTOKINES; DISULFIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTOXINS; GARLIC; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SULFIDES;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646121258     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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