Hepatoprotective properties of Caesalpinia sappan Linn. heartwood on carbon tetrachloride induced toxicity

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 905-910

  Srillakshmi, V Sathya ^a   Vijayan, P ^a   Raj, P Vasanth ^b   Dhanaraj, S A ^a   Chandrashekhar, H Raghu ^b  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Caesalpinia sappan; Heartwood; Hepatocytes; Hepatoprotective

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAESALPINIA; CELL SEPARATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; WISTAR RAT; WOOD;

ANIMALS; CAESALPINIA; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CELL SEPARATION; HEPATOCYTES; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WOOD;

ANIMALIA; CAESALPINIA; CAESALPINIA SAPPAN; RATTUS;

EID: 77956047662     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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