Hepatoprotective activity of Cichorium intybus L. Leaves extract against carbon tetrachloride induced toxicity

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-46

  Jamshidzadeh, Akram ^a   Khoshnood, Mohammad Javad ^a   Dehghani, Zahra ^b   Niknahad, Hossein ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

CCl4; Cichorium intybus; Hepatocytes; Hepatoprotective; Liver

Indexed keywords

EID: 85111429321     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22037/IJPR.2010.651     Document Type: Article

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