Protection of rats by extracts of some common Nigerian trees against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 755-760

  Ojo, O O ^a   Nadro, M S ^b   Tella, I O ^b  

^a Federal College of Education   (Nigeria)

^b MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Balanites aegyptiaca; Hepatoprotective effect; Khaya senegalensis; Paracetamol; Prosopis africana; Transaminases; Vitellaria paradoxa

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSOPIS AFRICANA EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLARIA PARADOXA EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BALANITES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MELIACEAE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROSOPIS; RAT; SAPOTACEAE;

ANIMALIA; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; MELIACEAE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS AFRICANA; SAPOTACEAE; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 33646395915     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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