Effects of Picrorrhiza rhizoma water extracts on the subacute liver damages induced by carbon tetrachloride

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 110-117

  Lee, Hyeung Sik ^a   Keum, Kyoung Yeon ^a   Ku, Sae Kwang ^b  

^a Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^b DongWha Pharm Ind Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Histology; Liver damage; Picrorrhiza kurroa; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HYDROXYPROLINE; MALONALDEHYDE; PICRORHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SILYMARIN; WATER;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FEMALE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; ORGAN SIZE; PICRORHIZA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WATER;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34248151366     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.0114     Document Type: Article

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