Ameliorative effects of Tinospora Cordifolia root extract on histopathological and biochemical changes induced by Aflatoxin-B 1 in mice kidney

Toxicology International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 94-98

  Gupta, Rekha ^a   Sharma, Veena ^a  

^a BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; antioxidant; mice; oxidative stress; Tinospora cordifolia

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CHOLINE; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MAGNOFLORINE; PALMATINE; PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TETRAHYDROPALMATINE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT;

AFLATOXICOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RENAL PROTECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MUS; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 80052784340     PISSN: 09716580     EISSN: 09765131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6580.84259     Document Type: Article

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