Hepatoprotection of chlorella against carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative damage in rats

In Vivo

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 747-754

  Peng, Hsin Yi ^a   Chu, Yu Chan ^a   Chen, Shu Ju ^b   Chou, Su Tze ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG CHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Antioxidative enzymes; Carbon tetrachloride CCl4; Chlorella; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; CHLORELLA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

EID: 70350047041     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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