Acetonic and Methanolic Extracts of Heterotheca inuloides, and Quercetin, Decrease CCl4-Oxidative Stress in Several Rat Tissues

The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that the acetonic and methanolic extracts of H. inuloides prevent carbon tetrachloride-(CCl4) induced oxidative stress in vital tissues. Pretreatment with both H. inuloides extracts or quercetin attenuated the increase in serum activity of alkali...

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Main Authors: Elvia Coballase-Urrutia, José Pedraza-Chaverri, Noemí Cárdenas-Rodríguez, Bernardino Huerta-Gertrudis, Mercedes Edna García-Cruz, Hortencia Montesinos-Correa, Dolores Javier Sánchez-González, Rafael Camacho-Carranza, Jesús Javier Espinosa-Aguirre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/659165