Effect of Azadirachta indica on paracetamol-induced hepatic damage in albino rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 391-396

  Yanpallewar, S U ^a   Sen, S ^a   Tapas, S ^a   Kumar, Mohan ^a   Raju, S S ^b   Acharya, S B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Hepatotoxicity; Oxidative stress; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 0037532629     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-7113-00230     Document Type: Article

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