Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of Argyreia specioasa in rats

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-164

  Habbu, P V ^a   Shastry, R A ^c   Mahadevan, K Mady ^b   Joshi, Hanumanthachar ^c   Das, S K ^c  

^a S E T S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Argyreia speciosa; CCl4; Hepatoprotective; Vruddhadaruka

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ARGYREIA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; PEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARGYREIA SPECIOSA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVOLVULACEAE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT ROOT; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 54449083971     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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