Hepatoprotective and antioxidant potential of Spirulina fusiformis on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Sabina, Evan Prince ^a   Samuel, Jaisy ^a   Ramya, Segu Rajappa ^a   Patel, Smita ^a   Mandal, Niharika ^a   Pranatharthiiharan, Preety ^a   Mishra, Punya Pallabi ^a   Rasool, Mahaboob Khan ^b  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blue green algae; Lipid peroxidation; Liver marker enzymes; Mice; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SILYMARIN; SPIRULINA FUSIFORM EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLUE GREEN ALGA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPIRULINA FUSIFORMIS;

CHLOROPHYTA; MUS; OSCILLATORIACEAE; SPIRULINA;

EID: 67649588914     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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