Free radical scavenging and hepatoprotective activity of jigrine against galactosamine induced hepatopathy in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 521-525

  Najmi, Abul K ^a   Pillai, K K ^a   Pal, S N ^a   Aqil, M ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

DPPH; Galactosamine; Hepatopathy; Jigrine; Silymarin; Unani medicine

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GALACTOSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; JIGRINE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CAREYA ARBOREA; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS; CHICORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSCUTA REFLEXA; DRUG ACTIVITY; FENNEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; PLANTAGO MAJOR; RAT; RHEUM EMODI; ROSA DAMASCENA; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; SOLANUM NIGRUM; SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAMARIX DIOICA; TISSUE SECTION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VITEX NEGUNDO;

EID: 14644438354     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.12.016     Document Type: Article

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