Betulinic acid prevents alcohol-induced liver damage by improving the antioxidant system in mice

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 141-148

  Yi, Jine ^a,b   Xia, Wei ^a   Wu, Jianping ^b   Yuan, Liyun ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Tu, Di ^a   Fang, Jun ^a   Tan, Zhuliang ^a  

^a HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Antioxidant capacity; Betulinic acid; Lipid peroxidation; Liver damage

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; BETULIC ACID; ENZYME; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MICE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84896387122     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: 1976555X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2014.15.1.141     Document Type: Article

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