Hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential of methanolic extract of fermented okara in experimental animals

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 117-126

  Rashad, Mona M ^a   Mahmoud, Abeer E ^a   Ali, Mamdouh M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Antioxidants; Hepatoprotective; Okara

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GALLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; INDOMETACIN; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL; NATURAL PRODUCT; NITRIC OXIDE; PARACETAMOL; PHENOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERMENTED PRODUCT; GRANULOMA; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; TOXICITY TESTING; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 82055184161     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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