Antihepatotoxic activity of Xylopia phloiodora extracts on some experimental models of liver injury in rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-79

  Moundipa, Paul F ^a   Ngouéla, Silvère ^a   Tchamba, Georges Alain ^b   Njayou, Nico F ^a   Chuisseu, Pascal D D ^a   Zéléfack, Fabien ^a   Tsamo, Etienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antihepatotoxic; Carbon tetrachloride; Paracetamol; Rat; Xylopia phloiodora

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ETHER; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOPIA PHLOIODORA EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANNONACEAE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEPATITIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; RAT; XYLOPIA PHLOIODORA;

EID: 34248397615     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2007.74.79     Document Type: Article

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