Hepatoprotective effect of Morus alba L. in carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in mice

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-94

  Kalantari, Heibatollah ^a   Aghel, Nasrin ^a   Bayati, Maryam ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Liver toxicity; Morus alba L. (Moraceae)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; OLIVE OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MORUS ALBA; MOUSE; MULBERRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SLEEP TIME;

EID: 61849101107     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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