Protective role of Ficus carica stem extract against hepatic oxidative damage induced by methanol in male Wistar rats

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Saoudi, Mongi ^a,b   El Feki, Abdelfattah ^a  

^a Sciences Faculty   (Tunisia)

^b University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CAROTENOID; CATALASE; FICUS CARICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FIG; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 84855608356     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/150458     Document Type: Article

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