Agaricus blazei Murill extract abrogates CCl4-induced liver injury in rats

In Vivo

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-40

  Wu, Ming Fang ^a   Hsu, Yu Ming ^a   Tang, Ming Chu ^a   Chen, Hsueh Chin ^a   Chung, Jing Gung ^b,c   Lu, Hsu Feng ^d   Lin, Jing Pin ^b   Tang, Nou Ying ^b   Yeh, Chun ^d   Yeh, Ming Yang ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agaricus blazei; ALT; AST; Catalase; GSH; Hepatic fibrosis; Liver function

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BLAZEI EXTRACT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGARICUS BLAZEI; AGARICUS BLAZEI MURILL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 79952018949     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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