Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

  • Abbreviation: J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2502
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 238

Full Length Research Paper

Antioxidant, hypolipidemic and preventive effect of Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha) on alcoholic liver damage in rats

Jose Luis Martinez-Rodriguez
  • Jose Luis Martinez-Rodriguez
  • Doctorado en Ciencias en la Especialidad en Farmacología Médica y Molecular de la Unidad Académica de Medicina Humana y Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. Campus Siglo XXI, Kilómetro 6, Ejido la Escondida, CP 98160. Zacatecas, Zac. México.
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Claudia Araceli Reyes-Estrada
  • Claudia Araceli Reyes-Estrada
  • Doctorado en Ciencias en la Especialidad en Farmacología Médica y Molecular de la Unidad Académica de Medicina Humana y Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. Campus Siglo XXI, Kilómetro 6, Ejido la Escondida, CP 98160. Zacatecas, Zac. México.
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Rosalinda Gutierrez-Hernandez
  • Rosalinda Gutierrez-Hernandez
  • Doctorado en Ciencias en la Especialidad en Farmacología Médica y Molecular de la Unidad Académica de Medicina Humana y Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. Campus Siglo XXI, Kilómetro 6, Ejido la Escondida, CP 98160. Zacatecas, Zac. México.
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Jesus Adrián Lopez
  • Jesus Adrián Lopez
  • Laboratorio de microRNAs de la Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. Av. Preparatoria S/N, Hidraulica, CP 98068 Zacatecas, Zac. México.
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  •  Received: 21 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 21 October 2016
  •  Published: 30 November 2016

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