Protective effect of Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw. extract against carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 320-326

  Wills, P J ^a   Asha, V V ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatotoxicity; Lygodiaceae; Lygodium flexuosum; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CORN OIL; HEXANE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; LIVER ENZYME; LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROL; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FERNS; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

LYGODIUM FLEXUOSUM; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SCHIZAEACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750617220     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.05.032     Document Type: Article

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