Further studies on the antihepatotoxic activity of Phyllanthus maderaspatensis Linn.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-70

  Asha, V V ^a   Akhila, S ^b   Wills, P J ^a   Subramoniam, A ^c  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^c Trop Botanic Gdn and Res Inst   (India)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Antioxidant; Choleretic activity; Euphorbiaceae; Hepatoprotective; Phyllanthus maderaspatensis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEXANE; LIVER ENZYME; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHYLLANTHUS MADERASPATENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHEPATOTOXIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BILE FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS MADERASPATENSIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 1942488165     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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