Protective effect of a natural herb (Rosmarinus officinalis) against hepatotoxicity in male albino rats

Comunicata Scientiae

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-17

  Abdel Wahhab, Khaled Gamal El Deen ^a   El Shamy, Karima Abbas ^a   El Beih, Nadia Abd El Zizz ^b   Morcy, Fatma Adly ^a   Mannaa, Fathia Abd Elwahid ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatotoxicity; Liver function; Rosemary extract

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84863906389     PISSN: 21769079     EISSN: 21775133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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