Protective effect of l-carnitine and coenzyme Q10 on CCL4-induced liver injury in rats

Scientia Pharmaceutica

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 881-896

  Ali, Sanaa Ahmed ^a   Faddah, Lilla ^b   Abdel Baky, Ateff ^c   Bayoumi, Asmaa ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Minia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Coenzyme q10; L carnitine; Liver; Rats; Serum

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARNITINE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME; LIPID PEROXIDE; UBIDECARENONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 78650224701     PISSN: 00368709     EISSN: 22180532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3797/scipharm.1006-02     Document Type: Article

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