Effect of bioflavonoid Quercetin on endotoxin- induced hepatotoxicity and oxidative stress in rat liver

Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 47-53

  Pilkhwal, S ^a   Tirkey, N ^a   Kuhad, A ^a   Chopra, K ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Lipid peroxidation; Lipopolysaccharide; Septicemia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GLUTATHIONE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PROTEIN; QUERCETIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 78649895916     PISSN: 17352657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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