Hepatoprotective activity of Symplocos racemosa bark on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic damage in rats

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-143

  Wakchaure, Dhananjay ^a   Jain, Dilpesh ^a   Singhai, Abhay Kumar ^b   Somani, Rahul ^a  

^a SINHGAD COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; hepatoprotective; silymarin; Symplocos racemosa

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; OLIVE OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SYMPLOCOS RACEMOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BARK; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SLEEP TIME; SYMPLOCOS RACEMOSA; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 80054716395     PISSN: 09759476     EISSN: 09762809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-9476.85552     Document Type: Article

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