Protective action of butanolic extract of Pueraria tuberosa DC. against carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in adult rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 608-609

  Shukla, Sangeeta ^a   Jonathan, Sheel ^a   Sharma, Abhilasha ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatoprotection; Pueraria tuberosa

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCOGEN; LIVER ENZYME; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

PUERARIA TUBEROSA;

EID: 0029849524     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199611)10:7<608::AID-PTR842>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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