Hepatoprotective activity of Vitex trifolia against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic damage

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-245

  Manjunatha, B ^a   Vidya, S ^b  

^a OXFORD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b Nitte College of Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

Aqueous and ethanol leaf extracts; CCl4; Hepatoprotective activity; Vitex trifolia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SILYMARIN; VITEX TRIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LD 50; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

EID: 46349085306     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.41466     Document Type: Article

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