Does Extract of Pleurotus sajor-caju affect Liver Enzymes and Histological Integrity?

• Main Authors: Nik Norliza, N. H., Tengku Farah Adilah, T. A., Siti Hajar, M., Wan Amir Nizam, W.A., Wan Rosli, W. I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Microscopy Society of Singapore 2014
• Subjects: RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health; TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/31828/1/Nik_Norliza_MUHA.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/31828/; http://www.microscopy.org.sg

Pleurotus sajor-caju (PSC) was believed to have both antihyperlipidemic and hepatoprotective activities. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of PSC on liver enzymes and histological integrity. This study used five groups of rats fed with ghee in the ratio 32g ghee per 68g pellet to...