Hepatoprotective effect of Enicostemma littorale blume and Eclipta alba during ethanol induced oxidative stress in albino rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 268-272

  Baranisrinivasan, P ^a   Elumalai, E K ^b   Sivakumar, C ^b   Viviyan Therasa, S ^b   David, Ernest ^b  

^a Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

^b VOORHEES COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Hepatoprotective; Hepatotoxicity; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; ECLIPTA ALBA EXTRACT PLUS ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECLIPTA; ECLIPTA ALBA; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENTIANACEAE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

EID: 70449368197     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2009.268.272     Document Type: Article

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