Comparative study on the hepatoprotection to heavy metals of Zingiber officinale

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 208-213

  Nwokocha, Chukwuemeka R ^a   Owu, Daniel U ^a   Nwokocha, Magdalene I ^b   Ufearo, Chibueze S ^c   Iwuala, Moses O E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Kingston Public Hospital   (Jamaica)

^c NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Accumulation; cadmium; lead; liver; mercury; protection; Zingiber officinale

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DRINKING WATER; GINGER EXTRACT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG UPTAKE; GINGER; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84870215314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.102263     Document Type: Article

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