Preliminary evaluation of the hepatic protection by pharmacological properties of the aqueous extract of asparagus racemosus in lead loaded swiss albino mice

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-62

  Sharma, Veena ^a   Verma, Ritu B ^a   Sharma, Shatruhan ^b  

^a BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asparagus racemosus; Hepatic system; Lead nitrate; Liver markers; Mice; Oxidative enzymes

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEAD; LEAD NITRATE; LIPID PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL VACUOLE; CENTRAL VEIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEAD POISONING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT ROOT;

EID: 84855479556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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