The effects of Nigella sativa on bile duct ligation induced-liver injury in rats

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-88

  Coban, Sacid ^a   Yildiz, Fahrettin ^b   Terzi, Alpaslan ^b   Al, Behcet ^a   Aksoy, Nurten ^b   Bitiren, Muharrem ^b   Celik, Hakim ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bile duct obstruction; Cholestatic liver; Hepatic transplantation; Liver injury; Nigella sativa

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BLACK CUMIN; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILE DUCTS; CATALASE; CHOLESTASIS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIGATION; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; NIGELLA SATIVA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIDASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SEEDS;

NIGELLA SATIVA; RATTUS;

EID: 74049156425     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1624     Document Type: Article

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