Hepatoprotective activity of quercetin against acrylonitrile-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 386-392

  Abo Salem, Osama M ^a,c   Abd Ellah, Mohamed F ^a   Ghonaim, Mabrouk M ^b  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acrylonitrile; Flavonoids; Hepatoprotective; Quercetin; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; QUERCETIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ACRYLONITRILE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDES; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84055197880     PISSN: 10956670     EISSN: 10990461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20406     Document Type: Article

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