Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of ethanol extract from Phellinus merrillii on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 793-804

  Chang, Heng Yuan ^a   Peng, Wen Huang ^a   Sheu, Ming Jyh ^b   Huang, Guan Jhong ^a   Tseng, Mu Chuan ^c   Lai, Ming Tsung ^b   Ho, Yu Ling ^d   Chang, Yuan Shiun ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

^d HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotective effect; High performance liquid chromatography; Phellinus merrillii

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; CHINESE DRUG; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HISPOLON; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PHELLINUS MERRILLII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHELLINUS MERRILLII; RAT; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ETHANOL; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 35649013754     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07005272     Document Type: Article

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