Protective activity and antioxidant potential of Lippia nodiflora extract in paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-89

  Durairaj, Ashokkumar ^a   Vaiyapuri, Thamil Selvan ^a   Kanti, Mazumder Upal ^a   Malaya, Gupta ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant estimation; Biochemical analysis; Hepatoprotective; Hepatotoxicity; Lippia nodiflora; Paracetamol; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; LIPPIA NODIFLORA EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL; SILYMARIN; SIVYLAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPPIA NODIFLORA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 67649669781     PISSN: 17352657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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