Chemical constituents and protective effect of Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq. On carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver damage in male Wistar albino rats

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 125-133

  Donia, Abd El Raheim M ^a,b   Soliman, Gamal A ^a   Zaghloul, Ahmed M ^a,c   Alqasoumi, Saleh I ^d   Awaad, Amani S ^e   Radwan, Asmaa M ^f   Basodan, Omer A ^d  

^a PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Desert Research Center   (Egypt)

^c MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^f Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antharquinone; Flavonoids; Hepatoprotective effect; Phytochemical studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871705556     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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