Protective effect of Tribulus terrestris linn on liver and kidney in cadmium intoxicated rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-146

  Dhana Lakshmi, G ^a   Ravi Kumar, P ^a   Bharavi, K ^a   Annapurna, P ^a   Rajendar, B ^a   Patel, Pankaj T ^a   Satish Kumar, C S V ^a   Rao, G S ^a  

^a NTR College of Veterinry Science   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Kidney; Liver; Rats; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TRIBULUS; WEIGHT GAIN; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; ETHANOL; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIBULUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

RATTUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 84857008382     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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