Hepatoprotective activity of Vetiveria zizanioides Linn. against ethanol-induced liver damage in rats

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 4, Issue 16 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Parmar, Mihir Y ^a   Shah, Purvi A ^a   Thakkar, Vaishali T ^a   Gandhi, Tejal R ^a  

^a ANAND PHARMACY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Hepatoprotective activity; Silymarin; Vetiveria zizanioides

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; THIOPENTAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; VETIVERIA;

EID: 74249094485     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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