Comparative evaluation of different extracts of leaves of Psidium guajava Linn. for hepatoprotective activity

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-20

  Roy, Chanchal K ^a   Das, Amit Kumar ^a  

^a KRUPANIDHI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotection; Paracetamol; Psidium guajava Linn.

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; FLAVANOID; GUAVA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; SAPONIN; SILYMARIN; STEROID; SUGAR; TANNIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LD 50; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT YIELD; RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PSIDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SILYMARIN; SOLVENTS;

EID: 75649098222     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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