Protective effect of quercetin in the regression of ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 527-532

  Vidhya, A ^a   Indira, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Hepatotoxicity; Lipid peroxidation; Quercetin; Serum amino transferases

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKADIENE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROPEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; QUERCETIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 72749089881     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.58186     Document Type: Article

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