Protective effects of emodin and astragalus polysaccharides on chronic hepatic injury in rats

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1010-1014

  Dang, Shuang Suo ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Jia, Xiao Li ^a   Cheng, Yan An ^a   Song, Ping ^a   Liu, En Qi ^a   He, Qian ^a   Li, Zong Fang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Astragalus polysaccharides; Carbon tetrachloride; Emodin; Hepatic injury

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; COLCHICINE; DRINKING WATER; EMODIN; MALONALDEHYDE; OLIVE OIL; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MAIZE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLENOMEGALY; ANIMAL; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMODIN; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 50549091481     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200806010-00009     Document Type: Article

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