Hepatoprotective activity of Luffa acutangula against CCl4 and rifampicin induced liver toxicity in rats: A biochemical and histopathological evaluation

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 822-829

  Jadhav, Vishal B ^a   Thakare, Vishnu N ^b   Suralkar, Anupama A ^a   Deshpande, Avinash D ^a   Naik, Suresh R ^b  

^a DR D Y PATIL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Sinhgad Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Hepatoprotection; Luffa acutangula; Serum marker enzymes

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; RIFAMPICIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUFFA; MALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUFFA; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RIFAMPIN;

LUFFA; LUFFA ACUTANGULA; RATTUS;

EID: 77954973737     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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