Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of Euphorbia tirucalli

Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-30

  Jyothi, T M ^a   Shankariah, M M ^a   Prabhu, K ^a   Lakshminarasu, S ^b   Srinivasa, G M ^a   Ramachandra, Siddamsetty Setty ^a  

^a SCS College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Carbon tetrachloride; Euphorbia tirucalli; Hepatoprotectivity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 67649669784     PISSN: 17352657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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