Protective effects of Chlorella vulgaris extract on carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in mice

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1186-1192

  Kim, Hyun Kyung ^b   Li, Li ^a   Lee, Hyeong Seon ^a   Park, Mi Ok ^c   Bilehal, Dinesh ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Kim, Yong Ho ^a  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Gimcheon University   (South Korea)

^c Ulsan General Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4); Chlorella vulgaris extract; Cytochrome P450 2B1 2B2; Nitric oxide synthase (NOS)

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LIVER INJURY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS EXTRACT; CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 2B1/2B2; GLUTATHIONES; HEPATOTOXICITY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE (NOS); NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASES; TISSUE INJURY;

AMINO ACIDS; LIVER; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; MUS;

EID: 79954589771     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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