Aflatoxin B1 hepatotoxicity in rats pretreated with ethanol

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences - Tập 34 - Trang 869-870 - 1978
T. Glinsukon1, S. Taycharpipranai1, C. Toskulkao1
1Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 4, Thailand

Tóm tắt

Ethanol pretreatment has the potentiation of the aflatoxin B1-induced hepatotoxicity was indicated by an increase in the activities of plasma GPT, plasma GOT and in the severity of liver necrosis. The effect of ethanol pretreatment on an increase in the accumulation of liver triglycerides is additive in nature.

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