Screening of aerial parts of abutilon bidentatum for hepatoprotective activity in rabbits

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 349-353

  Yasmin, Sammia ^a   Kashmiri, Muhammad Akram ^b   Anwar, Kalsoom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education   (Pakistan)

^c GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Abutilon bidentatum; CCl 4; Hepatoprotective activity; Histopathology; Paracetamol; Silymarin

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON BIDENTATUM EXTRACT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABUTILON BIDENTATUM; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FLOWER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RABBIT; TOXICITY TESTING; VELVETLEAF;

ABUTILON; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TETRA;

EID: 84856144544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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