Effect of aqueous extract of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) on selected biochemical and oxidative stress biomarkers in rats intoxicated with carbon tetrachloride

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-49

  Al Sultan, S I ^a   El Bahr, S M ^a,b  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Biochemistiy; Carbon tetrachloride; Fenugreek; Liver; Serum

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID; LIVER ENZYME; PROTEIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT SEED; RAT;

EID: 84921721089     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2015.43.49     Document Type: Article

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