Evaluation of antioxidant potential of Ficus religiosa (Linn.) roots against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1582-1588

  Gupta, Vivek Kumar ^a   Gupta, Monika ^a   Sharma, Surendra Kumar ^b  

^a ASBASJSM College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Catalase; Marker enzymes in liver; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FICUS RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; FICUS; FICUS RELIGIOSA; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

FICUS RELIGIOSA; RATTUS;

EID: 79957653864     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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