Antioxidant activities of isoflavones from the rhizomes of Belamcanda chinensis on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic injury in rats

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-188

  Sang, Hoon Jung ^a,b   Yeon, Sil Lee ^c   Soon, Sung Lim ^d   Lee, Sanghyun ^a   Kuk, Hyun Shin ^a,c   Yeong, Shik Kim ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Seokwon Life Science Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Belamcanda chinensis; Carbon tetrachloride; Iridaceae; Tectoridin; Tectorigenin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TECTORIGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; INTOXICATION; IRIDACEAE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CYTOSOL; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; IRIDACEAE; ISOFLAVONES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 4644241359     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02980104     Document Type: Article

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