Hepatoprotective activity of six polyherbal formulations in paracetamol induced liver toxicity in mice

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 569-578

  Girish, C ^a   Koner, B C ^a   Jayanthi, S ^a   Rao, K R ^a   Rajesh, B ^a   Pradhan, S C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatoprotective; Hepatoxicity; Liver enzymes; Paracetamol; Polyherbal formulations

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ETHER; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIV 52; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; LIVERGEN; LIVOKIN; OCTOGEN; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; STIMULIV; TEFROLIV; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SLEEP INDUCTION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; LIVER; MATERIA MEDICA; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 70349085432     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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