Hepatotoxicity of herbal and dietary supplements: an update

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 851-865

  Stickel, Felix ^a,b   Shouval, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital St Gallen   (Switzerland)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Drug induced liver injury; Hepatitis; Liver failure

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMAN; PRODUCT SAFETY; STANDARDS; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84939990825     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: 14320738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-015-1471-3     Document Type: Review

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