Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of flowers of Calotropis procera (Ait) R. Br. in CCl4 induced hepatic damage

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 304-310

  Qureshi, Absar Ahmed ^a   Prakash, T ^a   Patil, Tushar ^a   Swamy, A H M Viswanath ^b   Gouda, A Veeran ^a   Prabhu, K ^a   Setty, S Ramachandra ^a  

^a SCS College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b KLE College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant; Calotropis procera; CCl4; Hepatoprotective

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; MUS; RATTUS;

ANTIOXIDANT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; MALE; MOUSE; RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; MALE; MICE; RATS;

EID: 33947713476     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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