Further studies on the hepatoprotective effects of Anoectochilus formosanus

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-296

  Fang, Hsun Lang ^a   Wu, Jin Bin ^a   Lin, Wei Lii ^a   Ho, Hui Ya ^a   Lin, Wen Chuan ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anoectochilus formosanus; Carbon tetrachloride, hepatoprotective action

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANEOCTOCHILUS FORMOSANUS EXTRACT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A; PLANT EXTRACT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANEOCTOCHILUS FORMOSANUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; CHLOROFORM; COLLAGEN TYPE I; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE (PHOSPHORYLATING); HEPATITIS, ANIMAL; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANOECTOCHILUS FORMOSANUS; MUS;

EID: 40849142214     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2307     Document Type: Article

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