Protective effects of Picorrhiza kurroa extract against 2-acetylaminofluorene-induced hepatotoxicity in Wistar rats

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-205

  Rahman, Sahar ^a   Sultana, Sarwat ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; Oxidative stress; Picrorrhiza kurroa; Tumor promotion

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PICRORRHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PICRORRHIZA KURROA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 38049022665     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jenvironpatholtoxicoloncol.v26.i3.40     Document Type: Article

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