Effects of origanum majorana l. on cadmium induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in albino rats

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 797-805

  Shati, Ali A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM; CATALASE; CREATININE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; ORIGANUM MAJORANA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UREA; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; DRUG EFFECT; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MARJORAM; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; KIDNEY DISEASE; METABOLISM; ORIGANUM; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; ORIGANUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

EID: 84856178894     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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