Protective activity of fumaria vaillantii extract and monomethyl fumarate on acetaminophen induced hepatotoxicity in mice

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-184

  Zamani Moghaddam, Ezzat ^a,d   Azami, Kian ^a,b   Minaei Zangi, Bagher ^b   Mousavi, Seyedeh Zahra ^d   Sabzevari, Omid ^a,c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Fumaria vaillantii; Hepatoprotection; Monomethyl fumarate

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; FUMARIA VAILLANTII EXTRACT; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FUMARIA; FUMARIA VAILLANTII; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 84859050339     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2012.177.184     Document Type: Article

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