Phellinus rimosus protects carbon tetrachloride-induced chronic hepatotoxicity in rats: Antioxidant defense mechanism

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 467-474

  Ajith, T A ^a   Sheena, N ^b   Janardhanan, K K ^b  

^a AMALA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Hepatotoxic; Phellinus rimosus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; LIQUID PARAFFIN; PHELLINUS RIMOSUS EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHELLINUS RIMOSUS; RAT; SPOROCARP;

ANIMALIA; HYMENOCHAETACEAE; PHELLINUS RIMOSUS;

EID: 33747619205     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200600798569     Document Type: Article

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