Hepatoprotective activity of Pinus roxburghii Sarg. Wood oil against carbon tetrachloride and ethanol induced hepatotoxicity

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-99

  Khan, Imran ^a   Singh, Vandana ^b   Chaudhary, Amrendra Kumar ^c  

^a SHOBHIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Translam Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research   (India)

^c SWAMI VIVEKANAND SUBHARTI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatoprotective; Pinus roxburghii; Silymarin; Wood oil

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE; STEROID; TRITERPENE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PINE; PINUS ROXBURGHII; RAT;

EID: 84863802566     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v7i2.10230     Document Type: Article

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