Comparative hepatoprotective efficacy of Kumaryasava and livfit against carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic damage in rats

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Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 1127-1134

  Latha, T B ^a   Srikanth, A ^a   Eswar Kumar, K ^b   Mastan, S K ^c,d   Srinivasa Rao, Y ^d   Bhavani, B ^d  

^a Sri Venkateshwara College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ROLAND INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d Vignan Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatoprotective activity; Kumaryasava; Liver; Livfit

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KUMARYASAVA; LIVFIT; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

EID: 66049117142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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