Role of Panax ginseng as an antioxidant after cadmium-induced hepatic injuries

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 769-773

  Shukla, Ritu ^a   Kumar, Madhu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Ginseng; GSH; LPO; SGOT; SGPT

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GINSENG; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN CONTENT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CADMIUM; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MICE; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS;

MUS; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 60849109190     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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