Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of the methanol extract of Careya arborea bark in Ehrlich ascites carcinoma-bearing mice

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-339

  Senthilkumar, Natesan ^a   Badami, Shrishailappa ^a   Dongre, Santoshkumar H ^a   Bhojraj, Suresh ^a  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Careya arborea; EAC; Free radical; Liver protection

Indexed keywords

CAREYA ARBOREA EXTRACT; FLUOROURACIL; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CAREYA ARBOREA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TREE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICALS; KIDNEY; LECYTHIDACEAE; LIVER; MICE; NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 44949133040     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-008-0237-0     Document Type: Article

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