The effect of green tea in normalization of liver function test in experimental liver injury

Trace Elements and Electrolytes

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-118

  Dashti, A A ^a   Saleh, F H ^b   Jadaon, M M ^a   Asfar, S K ^b   Abdulsamad, A M ^b   Al Zaid, N S ^a   Dashti, H M ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b AL AMIRI HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Alt; Ast; Green tea; Liver injury; Thioacetamide; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COPPER; THIOACETAMIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEA; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646255689     PISSN: 09462104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/tep23113     Document Type: Article

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