Hepatoprotective activity of the edible snail (Bellamia bengalensis) flesh extract in carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 228-232

  Gomes, Antony ^a   Alam, Mohammed Aftab ^a   Datta, Poulami ^a   Bhattacharya, Shamik ^b   Gomes, Aparna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bellamia bengalensis; Carbon tetrachloride; Folk traditional medicine; Hepatoprotection; Liver disorder; Snail

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BELLAMIA BENGALENSIS EXTRACT; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDASE; LIV 52; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BELLAMIA BENGALENSIS; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SNAIL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; LIVER; MALE; ORGANOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SNAILS;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; HELIX POMATIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 80255137422     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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