Hepatoprotective Effect of the Total Alkaloid Fraction of Solanum pseudocapsicum Leaves

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 443-448

  Vijayan, P ^a   Prashanth, H C ^a   Vijayaraj, Preethi ^a   Dhanaraj, S A ^a   Badami, Shrishailappa ^a   Suresh, B ^a  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatocytes; Hepatoprotective; HepG2; Solanum pseudocapsicum; Total alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HEPATOPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SOLANUM ALKALOID; SOLANUM PSEUDOCAPSICUM EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTOXICATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SOLANUM PSEUDOCAPSICUM;

ANIMALIA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM PSEUDOCAPSICUM;

EID: 0344121692     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.6.443.17827     Document Type: Article

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