Studies on hepatoprotective and antioxidant actions of Strychnos potatorum Linn. seeds on CCl4-induced acute hepatic injury in experimental rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 154-160

  Sanmugapriya, E ^a   Venkataraman, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b CL Baid Mehta Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; CCl4 induced hepatic injury; Strychnos potatorum

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; LIPID PEROXIDE; OLIVE OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; STRYCHNOS POTATORUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRYCHNOS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; STRYCHNOS;

ANIMALIA; STRYCHNOS; STRYCHNOS POTATORUM;

EID: 33645311197     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.10.028     Document Type: Article

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