Ginkgo biloba extract protects against alcohol-induced liver injury in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 234-238

  Yuan, Guangjin ^a   Gong, Zuojiong ^a   Li, Junhua ^b   Li, Xi ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alcohol induced liver injury; Ginkgo biloba extract; Glutathione; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; FISH OIL; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY LIVER; HEPATITIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; GINKGO BILOBA; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

GINKGO BILOBA; RATTUS;

EID: 33947603510     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2054     Document Type: Article

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