Aqueous extract of Trigonella foenum graecum (fenugreek) prevents cypermethrin-induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 311-319

  Sushma, Navayath ^a   Devasena, Thiyagarajan ^b  

^a VELS INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cypermethrin; Fenugreek; Hepatotoxicity; Lipid peroxidation; Nephrotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CIPERMETHRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PHOSPHOLIPID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FENUGREEK; LD 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOPROTECTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ENZYMES; GLUTATHIONE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PYRETHRINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TRIGONELLA;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 77949888202     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110361502     Document Type: Article

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