Grape seed extract prevents azathioprine toxicity in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1710-1715

  El Ashmawy, Ibrahim M ^a,c   Gad, Shereen B ^b   Salama, Osama M ^c  

^a Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^c Future University in Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anemia; Azathioprine; Folic acid; Grape seed extract; Hepatotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG TOXICITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RAT; RETICULOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AZATHIOPRINE; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS; VITACEAE;

EID: 78049446663     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3200     Document Type: Article

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