Protective effect of berberine chloride on Plasmodium chabaudi-induced hepatic tissue injury in mice

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 551-555

  Dkhil, Mohamed A ^a,b   Al Quraishy, Saleh ^a   Al Shamrany, Ahmed ^a   Alazzouni, Ahmed S ^b   Lubbad, Mahmoud Y ^a,c   Al Shaebi, Esam M ^a   Taib, Noory T ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Berberine; Liver; Mice; Plasmodium chabaudi

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI;

EID: 84939254177     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.11.023     Document Type: Article

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