Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effect of Andrographis echioides N. against acetaminophen induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-356

  Basu, S K ^a   Rupeshkumar, M ^b   Kavitha, K ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Andrographis echiodes; Antioxidants; Biochemical parameters; Histopathology; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANDROGRAPHIS ECHIOIDES EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CATALASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID PEROXIDASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; LIVER PROTEIN; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROGRAPHIS; ANDROGRAPHIS ECHIOIDES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

ANDROGRAPHIS; ANDROGRAPHIS ECHIOIDES; RATTUS;

EID: 67650682209     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.351.356     Document Type: Article

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