Effect of ethanol extract of flowers of Vitex trifolia Linn. on CCL 4 induced hepatic injury in rats

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 391-394

  Anandan, Ramasamy ^a   Jayakar, Balasundaram ^a   Karar, Biusan ^b   Babuji, Seevalen ^b   Manavalan, Rajappan ^b   Kumar, Raju Senthil ^c  

^a VINAYAKA MISSION S RESEARCH FOUNDATION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c SWAMY VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotective; Histopathological studies; Vitex trifolia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYBAN; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX TRIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FLOWER; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITEX TRIFOLIA;

ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FLOWERS; INDIA; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLVENTS; VITEX;

EID: 70349779426     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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