Preventive and curative effect of Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw. on carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic fibrosis in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-11

  Wills, P J ^a   Asha, V V ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatic fibrosis; Hydroxyproline; Lygodium flexuosum

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HEXANE; HYDROXYPROLINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHRONOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; FERNS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33745868375     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.01.031     Document Type: Article

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