Protective effect of oral ascorbic acid (vitamin C) against acetaminophen-induced hepatic injury in rats

African Journal Biomedical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-190

  Adeneye, Adejuwon A ^a   Olagunju, Joseph O ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen induced hepatotoxicity; Fasting blood glucose; Histopathology; Rats; Serum aminotransferases

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ETHER; PARACETAMOL; SCAVENGER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77953418726     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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