Studies on the protective effect of Ricinus communis leaves extract on carbon tetrachloride hepatotoxicity in albino rats

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 905-916

  Sabina, Evan Prince ^a   Rasool, Mahaboob Khan ^a   Mathew, Lazar ^a   Parameswari, ^b  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHI WOMEN S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

CCl4; Hepatoprotective effect; Lipid peroxidation; Ricinus communis; Serum transaminases

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCOGEN; LIPID; OLIVE OIL; PROTEIN; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; SILYMARIN;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

EID: 70349157277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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