Hepatoprotective effect of three herbal extracts on aflatoxin B1-intoxicated rat liver

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 326-331

  Shyamal, L ^a   Latha, P G ^a   Suja, S R ^a   Shine, V J ^a   Anuja, G I ^a   Sini, S ^a   Pradeep, S ^a   Shikha, P ^a   Rajasekharan, S ^a  

^a Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin induced liver damage; Hepatoprotective; Ixora coccinea; Rhinacanthus nasuta; Spilanthes ciliata

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; IXORA COCCINEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHINACANTHUS NASUTA EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SPILANTHES CILIATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIOXIDANT; POISON;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IXORA COCCINEA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHINACANTHUS NASUTA; SPILANTHES CILIATA; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECTS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; TOXICITY; WISTAR RAT;

AFLATOXIN B1; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; GLUTATHIONE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; POISONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SILYMARIN;

EID: 77953481397     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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