Comparison of vitamin E, L-carnitine and melatonin in ameliorating carbon tetrachloride and diabetes induced hepatic oxidative stress

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-233

  Shaker, M E ^a   Houssen, M E ^b   Abo Hashem, E M ^c   Ibrahim, T M ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

^c MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Diabetes; L carnitine; Melatonin; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARNITINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER ENZYME; LIVER PROTEIN; MALONALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; CARNITINE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MELATONIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITAMIN E;

RATTUS;

EID: 75749154521     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03180575     Document Type: Article

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