The Effect of Artichoke Leaf Extract on Alanine Aminotransferase and Aspartate Aminotransferase in the Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

International Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Rangboo, Vajiheh ^a   Noroozi, Mostafa ^a   Zavoshy, Roza ^a   Rezadoost, Seyed Amirmansoor ^b   Mohammadpoorasl, Asghar ^c  

^a QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CYNARA SCOLYMUS EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84973591043     PISSN: 20903448     EISSN: 20903456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/4030476     Document Type: Article

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