Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of Commiphora berryi (Arn) Engl bark extract against CCl4-induced oxidative damage in rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3182-3185

  Gowri Shankar, N L ^a   Manavalan, R ^b   Venkappayya, D ^c   David Raj, C ^c  

^a Swami Vivekananda Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Carbon tetrachloride; Commiphora berryi; Hepatoprotective; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; COMMIPHORA BERRYI EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 1; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BARK; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; COMMIPHORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; COMMIPHORA; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIVER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; SILYMARIN;

COMMIPHORA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 50249150775     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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