Hepatoprotective activity of aerial parts of Plumbago zeylanica linn against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 171-175

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Kumar, Sushil ^a   Patra, Arjun ^a   Jayalakshmi, S ^a  

^a IFTM   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameter; Flavonoids; Histopathological studies; Triterpenes

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; STEROID; TANNIN; TRITERPENE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HERB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INDIA; LD 50; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953405640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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