The salutary role of allium cepa extract on the liver histology, liver oxidative status and liver marker enzymes of rabbits submitted to alcohol-induced toxicity

American Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 67-81

  Ogunlade, B ^a   Saalu, C ^a   Ogunmodede, S ^a   Akunna, G G ^a   Adeeyo, O A ^b   Ajayi, G O ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alcohol induced liver damage; Allium cepa; Antioxidants; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIVER ENZYME; MALONALDEHYDE; ONION EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY; ALCOHOL INDUCED LIVER HEPATOTOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIPID OXIDATION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVALENCE; RABBIT;

ALLIUM CEPA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84856061154     PISSN: 21504210     EISSN: 21504253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajbmb.2012.67.81     Document Type: Article

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