Chemoprotective and antioxidant activities of methanolic extract of amaranthus spinosus leaves on paracetamol induced-liver damage in rats

Acta Medica Saliniana

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 68-74

  Ashok Kumar, Bagepalli Srinivasa ^a   Lakshman, Kuruba ^b   Jayaveera, Koralkonta Narasimha ^c   Sheshadri Shekar, Devangam ^a   Nandeesh, Rudrappa ^d   Velmurugan, Chinnasamy ^a  

^a Sri KV College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^c JNTUA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^d Sree Sidhaganga College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus spinosus leaves; Antioxidant activity; Chemoprotective; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CATALASE; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SILYMARIN; THIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INDIA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 78650541302     PISSN: 0350364X     EISSN: 18403956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5457/ams.159.10     Document Type: Article

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