Influence of Hibiscus sabdariffa (Gongura) on the levels of circulatory lipid peroxidation products and liver marker enzymes in experimental hyperammonemia

Journal of Applied Biomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-58

  Essa, Musthafa Mohamed ^a   Subramanian, Perumal ^a   Suthakar, Ganapathy ^a   Manivasagam, Tamilarasan ^a   Dakshayani, Kadiyala Babu ^a   Sivaperumal, Ramar ^a   Subash, Selvaraju ^a   Vinothini, Govindarajaha ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ALP; ALT; Ammonium chloride; AST; Hyperammonemia; Lipid peroxidation; Urea

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FREE RADICAL; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; HYDROPEROXIDE; LIVER ENZYME; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; MALVACEAE;

EID: 33344479373     PISSN: 1214021X     EISSN: 12140287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.32725/jab.2006.004     Document Type: Article

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