Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of ethanolic extracts of leaves of Premna esculenta Roxb. against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage in rats

Journal of Young Pharmacists

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 228-234

  Mahmud, Z A ^a   Bachar, S C ^a   Qais, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; carbon tetrachloride; ethanolic extracts; hepatoprotective activity; Premna esculenta; rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PEROXIDASE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PREMNA ESCULENTA EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PREMNA ESCULENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 84872127094     PISSN: 09751483     EISSN: 09751505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104366     Document Type: Article

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