Evaluation of hepatoprotective activity of saponin of Momordica dioica roxb. Against carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic injury in rats

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Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 487-494

  Firdous, ^a   Koneri, Raju ^b   Haldar, Pallab ^c   Burdipad, Gopalakrishna ^a  

^a RR College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b Visveswarapura Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatocytes; Hepatotoprotective; Momordica dioica; Saponin; Silymarin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; MOMORDICA DIOICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA DIOICA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 58049095312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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