Protein isolate from the herb, Phyllanthus niruri, protects liver from acetaminophen induced toxicity

Biomedical Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-79

  Bhattacharjee, Rajesh ^a   Sil, Parames C ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Hepatoprotection; Hepatotoxicity; Phyllanthus niruri; Protein isolate

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER ENZYME; PARACETAMOL; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI;

EID: 33645664263     PISSN: 0970938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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