Hepatoprotective effect of the aqueous root-bark extract of Ficus sycomorus (Linn) on carbon terachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 276-281

  Garba, Sani Hyedima ^a   Prasad, J ^a   Sandabe, U K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fibroplasia; Ficus sycomorus; Hepatocurative; Hepatoprotective; Hepatotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CORN OIL; FICUS SYCOMORUS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SUGAR; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FICUS; FICUS SYCOMORUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LD 50; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALIA; FICUS SYCOMORUS; RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34250829607     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.276.281     Document Type: Article

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