Antioxidant and antihepatotoxic activities of Hemidesmus indicus R. Br

Acta Pharmaceutica Turcica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-78

  Mohana Rao, G M ^a   Venkateswararao, Ch ^a   Rawat, A K S ^c   Pushpangadan, P ^a   Shirwaikar, A ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antihepatotoxic activity; Antioxidant activity; Free radicals; Hemidesmus indicus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FREE RADICAL; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS EXTRACT; LIVER ENZYME; QUERCETIN; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SCAVENGING SYSTEM;

EID: 20444478317     PISSN: 1300638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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