Hepatoprotective activities of allium cepa in cadmium-treated rats

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2011, Pages 60-63

  Ige, S F ^a   Akhigbe, R E ^a   Edeogho, O ^a   Ajao, F O ^a   Owolabi, O Q ^a   Oyekunle, O S ^a   Ajayi, A F ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Cadmium; Liver; Oxidative stress; Serum liver enzymes; Weight

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CADMIUM SULFATE; MALONALDEHYDE; ONION EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84858327618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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