Amelioration effects against N-nitrosodiethylamine and CCl 4 -induced hepatocarcinogenesis in Swiss albino rats by whole plant extract of Achyranthes aspera

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 370-375

  Kartik, R ^a,b   Rao, Ch V ^a,b   Trivedi, S P ^c   Pushpangadan, P ^d   Reddy, G D ^e  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^d AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e Central Research Institute Ayurveda   (India)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera; CCl 4; hepatic diagnostic marker; N nitrosodiethylamine; oxidative enzymes

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 78149383255     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.71921     Document Type: Article

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