Protective action of ursolic acid against chemical induced hepato-toxicity in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 232-239

  Saraswat, Binduja ^a   Visen, P K S ^a   Dayal, R ^b   Agarwal, D P ^c   Patnaik, G K ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

anticholestatic; hepatic injury; hepatoprotective; ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GALACTOSAMINE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; THIOACETAMIDE; TRYPAN BLUE; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILE FLOW; CELL VIABILITY; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; EUCALYPTUS; FEMALE; HYBRID; LIVER CELL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

EID: 12644272788     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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