The effect of Garcinia kola extract on lipopolysaccharide-induced tissue damage in rats

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-31

  Okoko, Tebekeme ^a   Ndoni, Solomon ^a  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Creatine; Garcinia kola; Hepatotoxicity; Lipopolysaccharide; Nephrotoxicity; Urea

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CREATININE; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GARCINIA KOLA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT SEED; RAT; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 69249106068     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v8i1.14709     Document Type: Article

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