Calotropis procera latex affords protection against carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 498-502

  Padhy, B M ^a   Srivastava, A ^a   Kumar, V L ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Calotropis procera; Hepatoprotective; Latex

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CALOTROPIS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LATEX; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

CALOTROPIS PROCERA; RATTUS;

EID: 34548448422     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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