Antioxidant and antihepatotoxic activities of ethanolic crude extract of Melia azedarach and Piper longum

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1078-1083

  Samudram, P ^a   Vasuki, R ^b   Rajeshwari, H ^c   Geetha, A ^d   Sathiya Moorthi, P ^c  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b VELS INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c DR M G R EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d BHARATHI WOMEN S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Biherbal ethanolic extract (BHEE); Carbon tetra chloride; Hepatoprotective; Marker enzymes

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LINOLEIC ACID; MELIA AZEDARACH EXTRACT; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PIPER LONGUM; PIPERACEAE; RAT;

MELIA AZEDARACH; PIPER LONGUM; RATTUS; TETRA;

EID: 75649102128     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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