The effects of Taraxacum officinale L. and Berberis vulgaris L. root extracts on carbon tetrachloride induced liver toxicity in rats

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL 6., 2010, Pages 45-52

  Fallah Huseini, H ^a   Zareei Mahmpudabady, A ^b   Ziai, S A ^c   Mehrazma, M ^d   Alavian, S M ^b   Kianbakht, S ^a   Mehdizadeh, M ^e  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Berberis vulgaris; Carbon tetrachloride; Liver toxicity; Medicinal plants; Taraxacum officinale

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BERBERIS VULGARIS EXTRACT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; PLANT EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BERBERIS; BERBERIS VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDELION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY LIVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

BERBERIS VULGARIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 77958530647     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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