Protective effects of Echinacea on cyproterone acetate induced liver damage in male rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2464-2471

  Ali, E H A ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cyproterone acetate; Echinacea; Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; Liver toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHINACEA; ENZYMOLOGY; HEMATOCRIT; INJURY; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY WEIGHT; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ECHINACEA; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEMATOCRIT; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 57749089797     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.2464.2471     Document Type: Article

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