Herbal extracts as hepatoprotectants against acetaminophen hepatotoxicity

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2448-2450

  Jaeschke, Hartmut ^a   Williams, David C ^a   McGill, Mitchell R ^a   Farhood, Anwar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Brackenridge Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Drug hepatotoxicity; Herbal extracts; N acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CASPASE 3; DNA FRAGMENT; ENDONUCLEASE G; GENTIANA MANSCHURICA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENTIANA MANSCHURICA; GENTIANACEAE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 77953221729     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2448     Document Type: Article

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