The protective effects of Phyllanthus emblica Linn. extract on ethanol induced rat hepatic injury

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 361-364

  Pramyothin, Pornpen ^a   Samosorn, Patcharavadee ^a   Poungshompoo, Somlak ^b   Chaichantipyuth, Chaiyo ^b  

^a Faculty of Science   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Hepatoprotective activity; Phyllanthus emblica Linn.

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; SILYMARIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CELL VIABILITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ENZYME RELEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STANDARD; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FRUIT; HEPATOCYTES; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SILYMARIN; TIME FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA;

EID: 33748415576     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.035     Document Type: Article

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