Turmeric extract and its active compound, curcumin, protect against chronic CCl(4)-induced liver damage by enhancing antioxidation

BACKGROUND: Curcumin, a major active component of turmeric, has previously been reported to alleviate liver damage. Here, we investigated the mechanism by which turmeric and curcumin protect the liver against carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced injury in rats. We hypothesized that turmeric extract...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hwa-Young, Kim, Seung-Wook, Lee, Geum-Hwa, Choi, Min-Kyung, Jung, Han-Wool, Kim, Young-Jun, Kwon, Ho-Jeong, Chae, Han-Jung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5000414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27561811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1307-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5000414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27561811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1307-6

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