Effect of pretreatment of Cassia fistula Linn. leaf extract against subacute CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 526-530

  Pradeep, K ^a   Victor Raj Mohan, C ^a   Gobi Anand, K ^a   Karthikeyan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cassia fistula L; CCl4; Hepatoprotective; Hepatotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SENNA; WISTAR RAT;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CASSIA; CATALASE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRANSAMINASES;

CASSIA FISTULA; FISTULA; SENNA;

EID: 20444503049     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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