Investigation of hepatoprotective activity of Cyathea gigantea (Wall. ex. Hook.) leaves against paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 352-356

  Kiran, P Madhu ^a   Raju, A Vijaya ^a   Rao, B Ganga ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cyathea gigantea; Hepatoprotective; Hepatotoxicity; Paracetamol silymarin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CYATHEA GIGANTEA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYATHEA GIGANTEA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCULAR BLOOD VESSEL; ORBIT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR ALBINO GLAXO RAT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; LIVER; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; TOXIC HEPATITIS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; CYATHEA GIGANTEA; RATTUS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; LIVER; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84858166156     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60055-0     Document Type: Article

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