Hepatoprotective activity of date fruit extracts against dichloroacetic acid-induced liver damage in rats

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 119-130

  El Arem, Amira ^a   Ghrairi, Fatma ^b   Lahouar, Lamia ^a   Thouri, Amira ^a   Saafi, Emna Behija ^a   Ayed, Amel ^a   Zekri, Mouna ^a   Ferjani, Hanen ^c   Haouas, Zohra ^d   Zakhama, Abdelfattah ^e   Achour, Lotfi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^e FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Aqueous date extract; Dichloroacetic acid; DNA fragmentation assay; Histopathology; Liver markers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902687059     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2014.04.018     Document Type: Article

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