Hepatoprotective activity of Luffa echinata fruits

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 187-189

  Ahmed, Bahar ^a   Alam, Tanveer ^a   Khan, Shah A ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatoprotective activity; Luffa echinata; Silymarin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; LUFFA ECHINATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRUIT; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

LUFFA ECHINATA;

EID: 0035010832     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00402-5     Document Type: Article

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