Protective Mechanism of Salvia miltiorrhiza on Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Acute Hepatotoxicity in Rats

• Main Authors: Tzung-Yan Lee (Author), Lee-Ming Mai (Author), Guei-Jane Wang (Author), Jen-Hwey Chiu (Author), Yun-Lian Lin (Author), Han-Chieh Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible mechanisms of Salvia miltiorrhiza (Sm) in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced acute hepatotoxicity in rats. Male Wistar rats received a single dose of CCl4 (2 ml/kg in corn oil, intraperitoneally). Three hours after CCl4 intoxication, rats re...