(Fig. 2).
Lipid peroxidation induced by CCl4administration is one of the
major causes of liver fibrosis (Weber et al., 2003). Treatment with
CCl4resulted in an approximately fivefold increase in the thiobarituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) concentration (0.158 nmol/
mg) compared with the control (0.030 nmol/mg). Cotreatment
with CCl4and 0.5%, 1%, and 2% MWE significantly decreased the