Hepatoprotective and antioxidative effects of C-phycocyanin in CCL 4 induced hepatic damage rats

Academic Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Nagaraj, S ^a   Arulmurugan, P ^a   Karuppasamy, K ^b   Jayappriyan, K R ^a   Sundararaj, R ^a   Vijayanand, N ^c   Rengasamy, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal College   (India)

Author keywords

C phycocyanin; Carbontetrachloride; Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOCYANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

EID: 84862078047     PISSN: 19958943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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