Protective effects of Ginkgo biloba, Panax ginseng, and Schizandra chinensis extract on liver injury in rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 995-1009

  Chang, Hsin Fang ^a   Lin, Yun Ho ^b   Chu, Chia Chou ^a   Wu, Shu Ju ^a,c   Tsai, Ya Hui ^a   Chao, Jane C J ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ginkgo biloba; Liver Injury; Panax ginseng; Rat; Schizandra chinensis

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; LIPID PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE LIVER FUNCTION RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GINKGO BILOBA; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCHISANDRA; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 37849028016     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07005466     Document Type: Article

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