Hepatoprotective potential of Malvaviscus arboreus against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury in rats.

Malvaviscus arboreus Cav. is a medicinal plant belonging to family Malvaceae with both ethnomedical and culinary value; however, its phytochemical and biological profiles have been scarcely studied. Accordingly, this work was designed to explore the chemical composition and the hepatoprotective pote...

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Main Authors: Omnia Hesham Abdelhafez, Michael Atef Fawzy, John Refaat Fahim, Samar Yehia Desoukey, Markus Krischke, Martin J Mueller, Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6107176?pdf=render