Protective effects of Peganum harmala extracts on thiourea-induced diseases in adult male rat

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-77

  Hamden, Khaled ^a   Masmoudi, Hatem ^a   Ellouz, Feriel ^a   Elfeki, Adelfatteh ^a   Carreau, Serge ^b  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Hepatotoxicity; Peganum harmala; Rat; Thiourea

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHLOROFORM; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PEGANUM HARMALA EXTRACT; THIOUREA; THYROGLOBULIN;

ANGIOSPERM; CANCER; DISEASE CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACT; RODENT; TOXICITY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID CANCER;

ANIMALIA; PEGANUM HARMALA; RATTUS;

EID: 38849164177     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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