Restoration of histoarchitecture in the paracetamol-induced liver damaged rat by earthworm extract, Lampito mauritii (Kinberg)

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 407-411

  Balamurugan, M ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Earthworm extract; Hepatic markers; Hepatoprotectivity; Paracetamol; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; EARTHWORM EXTRACT; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; OLIGOCHAETA; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; SILYMARIN; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 39049170719     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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