Hepatoprotective activity of desert truffle (Terfezia claveryi) in comparison with the effect of Nigella sativa in the rat

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-56

  Janakat, S ^a   Nassar, M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

ALP; ALT; AST; Bilirubin; Hepatoprotective; Nigella sativa; Terfezia claveryi; Truffles

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; TERFEZIA CLAVERYI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATOMEGALY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; RAT; TERFEZIA CLAVERYI; TUBER (GENUS);

NIGELLA SATIVA; RATTUS; TERFEZIA CLAVERYI; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 77149160021     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.52.56     Document Type: Article

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