Hepatoprotective activity of Ficus carica Linn. leaf extract against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

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Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 162-166

  Krishna Mohan, G ^a   Pallavi, E ^a   Ravi Kumar, B ^a   Ramesh, M ^a   Venkatesh, S ^b  

^a KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b G Pulla Reddy College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Ficus carica; Hepatoprotective; Leaves

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FICUS CARICA EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; FICUS CARICA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 35848949989     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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