Impediment of diethylnitrosamine induced hepatotoxicity in male Balb/c mice by pretreatment with aqueous Azadirachta indica leaf extract

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-366

  Koul, Ashwani ^a   Binepal, Gursonika ^a   Gangar, Subhash Chander ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Biotransformation; Diethylnitrosamine; Lactate dehydrogenase; Micronucleus; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; MUS;

ALKYLATING AGENT; CYTOCHROME B5; CYTOCHROME P450; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; AZADIRACHTA; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; CYTOCHROMES B5; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MICE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 34250207339     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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