Beneficial effects of yam on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-167

  Chan, Yin Ching ^a   Chang, Shih Chieh ^b   Liu, Sin Yie ^c   Yang, Hsin Ling ^d   Hseu, You Cheng ^d   Liao, Jiunn Wang ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG CHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CCl4; Liver fibrosis; Lyophilised yam; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CYCLINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PEPTIDYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; INTOXICATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PLANT TUBER; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS; YAM; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; DIOSCOREA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT TUBERS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

DIOSCOREA ALATA; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 70450084834     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3801     Document Type: Article

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