Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of amaranthus viridis linn

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-130

  Ashok Kumar, B S S ^a   Lakshman, K ^b   Narayan Swamy, V B ^c   Arun Kumar, P A ^a   Sheshadri Shekar, D ^a   Manoj, B ^a   Vishwantha, G L ^a  

^a Sri KV College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^c Karavali College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Albumin Malondialdehyde; Amaranthus viridis Linn; Liver protective activity; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CATALASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 79959400382     PISSN: 18575749     EISSN: 18575773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2011.0163     Document Type: Article

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