Protective effect of Enicostemma littorale against CCl4-induced hepatic damage in rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 485-487

  Senthilkumar, K T Mani ^a   Rajkapoor, B ^b   Kavimani, S ^c  

^a KMCH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b VINAYAKA MISSION S RESEARCH FOUNDATION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Inst of Health Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Carbon tetrachloride; Enicostemma littorale; Hepatoprotective; Histopathological studies

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE EXTRACT; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GENTIANACEAE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE;

EID: 24744439907     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590963952     Document Type: Article

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