Hepatoprotective and immunological functions of nigella sativa seed oil against hypervitaminosis a in adult male rats

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 288-297

  Al Suhaimi, Ebtesam Abdullah ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

ALT; AST; Hypervitaminosis A; IgG; IgM; Liver function; Lysosome activity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NIGELLA SATIVA SEED OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; CARAWAY OIL; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNITY; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER PROTECTION; LYSOSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; RETINOL INTOXICATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; LIVER DISEASE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; HYPERVITAMINOSIS A; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIVER DISEASES; LYSOSOMES; MALE; PLANT OILS; RATS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878839282     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000121     Document Type: Article

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