Amelioration of lead-induced hepatotoxicity by Allium sativum extracts in Swiss albino mice

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Sharma, Arti ^a   Sharma, Veena ^a   Kansal, Leena ^a  

^a BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Hepatotoxicity; Lead; Lipid peroxidation; Marker enzymes; Metal estimation

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; LEAD NITRATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER TOXICITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 77951177857     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4176/091107     Document Type: Article

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