Protective effect of ethyl acetate fraction of Rhododendron arboreum flowers against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in experimental models

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-295

  Verma, Neeraj ^a   Singh, Anil P ^c   Amresh, G ^a   Sahu, P K ^b   Rao, C V ^c  

^a Goel Institute of Pharmacy and Sciences   (India)

^b SIKSHA O ANUSANDHAN DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; phytochemicals; Rhododendron arboreum (Ericaceae) carbon tetrachloride

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; RHODODENDRON ARBOREUM EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FLOWER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 79958285949     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.81518     Document Type: Article

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