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Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin and Rofiee, M. S. and Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul and Ahmad, Zuraini and Sulaiman, Mohd Roslan and Teh, Lay Kek and Salleh, M. Z. and Long, Kamariah
(2011)
Hepatoprotective activity of dried and fermented processed virgin coconut oil.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011.
pp. 1-8.
ISSN 1741-427X; ESSN: 1741-4288
Abstract
The present study aims to determine the hepatoprotective effect of MARDI-produced virgin coconut oils, prepared by dried- or fermented-processed methods, using the paracetamol-induced liver damage in rats. Liver injury induced by 3 g/kg paracetamol increased the liver weight per 100 g bodyweight indicating liver damage. Histological observation also confirms liver damage indicated by the presence of inflammations and necrosis on the respective liver section. Interestingly, pretreatment of the rats with 10, but not 1 and 5, mL/kg of both VCOs significantly (
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/142739 |
| Publisher: | Hindawi Publishing Corporation |
| Keywords: | Virgin coconut oil; Ethnomedicinal uses; Pharmacological activities; Phytochemical constituents. |
| Depositing User: | Nur Farahin Ramli |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2014 05:29 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2015 03:47 |
| Altmetrics: | http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1155/2011/142739 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24510 |
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