Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of leaf extract of Justicia gendarussa burm

International Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 99-110

  Krishna, K L ^a   Mruthunjaya, K ^a   Patel, J A ^b  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b NIRMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUUS ASINUS; JUSTICIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70350075968     PISSN: 1819155X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijbc.2009.99.110     Document Type: Article

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