Antiaflatoxigenic activities of some plant aqueous extracts against aflatoxin-B1 induced renal and cardiac damage

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Mohamed, Azza M ^a   Metwally, Nadia S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Energy; Medicinal plants; Oxiditive stress

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CINNAMON EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE ISOMERASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOGEN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHOTREXATE; PHOSPHOGLUCO ISOMERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFLATOXICOSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIAFLATOXIGENIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; CELL ENERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; HEART INJURY; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RHIZOME; SEED; TEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 63249097616     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2009.1.16     Document Type: Article

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