Antihepatotoxic activity of a quantified Desmodium adscendens decoction and D-pinitol against chemically-induced liver damage in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 250-256

  Magielse, Joanna ^a   Arcoraci, Teresita ^a,b   Breynaert, Annelies ^a   Dooren, Ines Van ^a   Kanyanga, Cimanga ^a   Fransen, Erik ^a   Hoof, Viviane Van ^c   Vlietinck, Arnold ^a   Apers, Sandra ^a   Pieters, Luc ^a   Hermans, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3 O methyl d chiro inositol; d Pinitol; Desmodium adscendens; Fabaceae; Hepatoprotective activity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS EXTRACT; GALACTOSAMINE; PARACETAMOL; PINITOL; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHEPATOTOXIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS; DRUG ACTIVITY; FABACEAE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ETHANOL; FABACEAE; GALACTOSAMINE; INOSITOL; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; DESMODIUM; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS; FABACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 84874109769     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.039     Document Type: Article

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