Hepatoprotective activity of the leaf extracts from Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f) Ettingsh against carbon tetrachloride - Induced toxicity in wistar albino rats

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 4, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 218-222

  Pattanayak, S P ^a   Priyashree, S ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f) Ettingsh; Ethanol and aqueous extract; Hepatoprotective activity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DENDROPHTHOE FALCATA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDROPHTHOE FALCATA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LORANTHACEAE; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; TISSUE DEGENERATION; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 63449111254     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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