Effect of Tinospora crispa on thioacetamide-induced liver cirrhosis in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-68

  Kadir, Farkaad A ^a   Othman, Faizah ^a   Abdulla, Mahmood Ameen ^b   Hussan, Farida ^a   Hassandarvish, Pouya ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; ethanol extract; liver cirrhosis; Tinospora crispa; traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOACETAMIDE; TINOSPORA CRISPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; RAT; TINOSPORA;

EID: 78951481366     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.75673     Document Type: Article

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