Evaluation of antihepatotoxic activity of Lychnis coronaria L. aqueous extract in carbon tetrachloride induced toxicity

Indian Drugs

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 618-621

  Masoodi, M H ^b   Khan, S A ^b   Khan, S ^b   Verma, A ^b   Ahmed, B ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anti hepatotoxicity activity; Carbon tetrachloride; Lychnis coronaria; Silymarin

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049118991     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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