Protective effects of extract from dates (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) and ascorbic acid on thioacetamide-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-201

  Ahmed, Mohamed Bastway ^a   Hasona, Nabil Abdel Salam ^a   Selemain, Hanan Abdel Hamid ^a  

^a BENI SUEF UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Hepatoprotective; Hepatotoxicity; Phoenix dactylifera; Thioacetamide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; THIOACETAMIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATE (FRUIT); DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PALM TREE; RAT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 68949206613     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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