Protective effect of 'purslane' on rat liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Al Howiriny, Tawfeq A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotection; Portulaca oleraceae L.; Purslane

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FLAVANOID; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PENTOBARBITAL; PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; THIOL GROUP;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SLEEP TIME; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 57649198129     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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