Epigallocatechin gallate, a green tea phytochemical, attenuates alcohol-induced hepatic protein and lipid damage

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 645-652

  Kaviarasan, S ^a   Sundarapandiyan, R ^b   Anuradha, C V ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Epigallocatechin gallate; Ethanol; Immunostaining; Lipid peroxidation; Liver damage; Protein oxidation

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; 3 NITROTYROSINE; 4 HYDROXYNONENAL; ALCOHOL; ALKADIENE; ENZYME; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; LIPID; LIPID HYDROPEROXIDE; LIVER PROTEIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOL GROUP;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION; RAT; TEA;

RATTUS;

EID: 53149149827     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376510701884985     Document Type: Article

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