Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of Tamarix nilotica flowers

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 392-395

  Abouzid, Sameh ^a   Sleem, Amany ^b  

^a Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; hepatoprotective; in vivo; Tamaricaceae; Tamarix nilotica

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; TAMARIX NILOTICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; FLOWER; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX NILOTICA; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CYTOPROTECTION; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FLOWERS; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SILYMARIN; TAMARICACEAE;

RATTUS; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX NILOTICA;

EID: 79953120819     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2010.518971     Document Type: Article

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