Lead induced hepatotoxicity in male swiss albino mice: The protective potential of the hydromethanolic extract of withania somnifera

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-121

  Sharma, Sadhana ^a   Sharma, Veena ^a   Pracheta, P ^a   Sharma, Shatruhan ^b  

^a BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b M I Jaipur   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Lead; Oxidative stress; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEAD NITRATE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEAD POISONING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 79955563679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0976044X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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