Protective effect of kombucha tea against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice: A biochemical and histopathological study

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1243-1248

  Abshenas, Jalil ^a   Derakhshanfar, Amin ^a   Ferdosi, Mohammad Hosein ^b   Hasanzadeh, Saeid ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Hepatotoxicity; Kombucha tea; Mice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870585658     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-011-1273-9     Document Type: Article

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