Protective effects of Gingko biloba on thioacetamide-induced fulminant hepatic failure in rats

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 705-713

  Harputluoglu, Murat M M ^a   Demirel, U ^a   Ciralik, H ^b   Temel, I ^a   Firat, S ^a   Ara, C ^a   Aladag, M ^a   Karincaoglu, M ^a   Hilmioglu, F ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatic failure; Gingko biloba; Oxidative stress; Platelet activating factor; Thioacetamide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASIST; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; THIOACETAMIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GINKGO BILOBA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GINKGO BILOBA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; MALE; NECROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THIOACETAMIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

GINKGO BILOBA; RATTUS;

EID: 33846198333     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327106073827     Document Type: Article

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