Nitrate-induced biochemical and histopathological changes in the liver of rats: Ameliorative effect of hyparrhenia hirta

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 695-706

  Bouaziz Ketata, Hanen ^a   Ben Salah, Ghada ^b   Ben Salah, Hichem ^a   Marrekchi, Rim ^c   Jamoussi, Kamel ^c   Boudawara, Tahia ^d   Fakhfekh, Faiza ^b   Zeghal, Najiba ^a  

^a University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^c HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^d HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Hyparrhenia hirta; Liver; Nitrate toxicity; Oxidative stress; Rat

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; EATING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; EATING; FLAVONOIDS; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; NITRATES; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84908227058     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3967/bes2014.105     Document Type: Article

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