Investigation of liver tissue and biochemical parameters of adult wistar rats treated with Arctium lappa L.
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Investigation of Liver Tissue and Biochemical Parameters of Adult Wistar Rats treated with Arctium lappa L
This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of Arctium lappa L. (burdock) on the liver of adult male Wistar rats as measured by light microscopy and biochemical parameters. The rats received the extract in water bottles at doses of 10 or 20 g/L daily for 40 days. There were no significant changes in the plasma levels of albumin, aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), g...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1516-8913
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132009000200010