Effect of pretreatment with artichoke extract on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury and oxidative stress

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 475-480

  Mehmetçik, Güldal ^a   Özdemirler, Gül ^b   Koçak Toker, Necla ^b   Çevikbaş, Uǧur ^b   Uysal, Müjdat ^b  

^a NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Artichoke; Carbontetrachloride; Liver; Oxidative stress; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ARTICHOKE EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NECROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TRANSAMINASES; VITAMIN E;

CYNARA SCOLYMUS; RATTUS;

EID: 50149101276     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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