Evaluation of hepatoprotective activity of citrullus colocynthis roots against CCl4 induced toxicity in albino rats

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-26

  Mukerjee, Alok ^a   Visen, P K S ^b   Saraf, S A ^c  

^a SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c BABU BANARASI DAS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphtase; Carbon tetrachloride; Citrullus colocynthis; Hepatoprotective; SGOT; SGPT

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLOCYNTH;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 34247107545     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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