Acta Med. 2015, 58: 56-61

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2015.94

Pistacia Terebinthus Coffee Protects against Thioacetamide-Induced Liver Injury in Rats

Ibrahim Halil Bahçecıoğlua, Murat Ispiroglua, Mehmet Tuzcub, Cemal Orhanc, Mustafa Ulasd, Ulvi Demirela, Mehmet Yalniza, Ibrahim H. Özercane, Necip Ilhanf, Kazim Sahinc

aDepartment of Gastroenterology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
bDepartment of Biology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
cDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
dDepartment of Physiology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
eDepartment of Pathology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
fDepartment of Biochemistry, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey

Received July 27, 2014
Accepted May 28, 2015

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