Evaluation of the protective efficacy of Asteracantha longifolia on acetaminophen-induced liver damage in rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-251

  Shivashangari, K S ^a   Ravikumar, V ^a   Devaki, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Asteracantha longifolia; Hepatoprotection; Lipids; Marker enzymes

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ACANTHACEAE; ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; METHANOL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SEEDS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042717074     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1096620041224058     Document Type: Article

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