The effects of long-term use of fumaria parviflora extract on some serum biochemical parameters of rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 710-714

  Tajik, Javad ^a   Nazifi, Saeed ^a   Poorzal, Fahimeh ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fumaria parviflora; Hepatic damage; Long term use; Rat; Serum concentrations

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; FUMARIA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FUMARIA PARVIFLORA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 81155138953     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.710.714     Document Type: Article

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