Hepatoprotective effect of ethanolic extract of Phyllanthus amarus Schum. et Thonn. on aflatoxin B1-induced liver damage in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 503-509

  Naaz, Farah ^a   Javed, Saleem ^a   Abdin, M Z ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Antioxidant; Hepatoprotective; Phyllanthus amarus

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

AFLATOXIN B1; ANIMALS; CATALASE; ETHANOL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MICE; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA;

EID: 34548390945     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.07.017     Document Type: Article

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