Effects of extract from Ginkgo biloba on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury in rats

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 3924-3928

  He, Shui Xiang ^a   Luo, Jin Yan ^a   Wang, Yue Peng ^a   Wang, Yan Li ^a   Fu, Han ^a   Xu, Jun Li ^a   Zhao, Gang ^a   Liu, En Qi ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic liver damage; Extract from Ginkgo biloba; Hepatic fibrosis; Lipid peroxidation; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; COLCHICINE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYALURONIC ACID; LARD; MALONALDEHYDE; PROCOLLAGEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TERPENOID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POWDER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 33745860411     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3924     Document Type: Article

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