Hepatoprotective activity of methanol extract of some medicinal plants against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 302-310

  Ahsan, Md Rajib ^a   Islam, Km Monirul ^b   Bulbul, Israt Jahan ^b   Musaddik, Md Ashik ^a   Haque, Ekramul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bixa orellana; Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotective activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955483924     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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