Bark Extract of Bathysa cuspidata in the Treatment of Liver Injury Induced by Carbon Tetrachloride in Rats

Bark Extract of Bathysa cuspidata in the Treatment of Liver Injury Induced by Carbon Tetrachloride in Rats

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of bark extract Bathysa cuspidata (BCE) in the reconstitution of hepatic parenchyma and stroma after dysfunction induced by the CCl4. Liver lesions were induced by intraperitoneal administration of CCl4 (1 mL/kg) every 48 h for 12 days. The animals...

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Main Authors: Reggiani Vilela Gonçalves, Sérgio Luis Pinto da Matta, Rômulo Dias Novaes, João Paulo Viana Leite, Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio, Emerson Ferreira Vilela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2014-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
antioxidant defense
biotechnology
hepatotoxicity
phytotherapy
pathology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132014000400504&lng=en&tlng=en

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