Evaluation of the hepatoprotective and antioxidant effect of Berberis asiatica against experimentally induced liver injury in rats

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 92-97

  Tiwari, Brijesh K ^a   Khosa, R L ^b  

^a Translam Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research   (India)

^b BHARAT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antihepatotoxic activity; Antioxidant activity; Berberis asiatica; Free radicals

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BERBERIS ASIATICA EXTRACT; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; OLIVE OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AYURVEDA; BERBERIS; BERBERIS ASIATICA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

EID: 77953425582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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