Hepatoprotective effects of Quercus infectoria gall extract against carbon tetrachloride treated liver injury in rats

International Journal of Applied Research in Natural Products

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 17-22

  Lodhi, G ^a   Singh, H K ^c   Pant, K K ^a   Rao, C V ^b   Hussain, Z ^a,b  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Azad Institute of Pharmacy and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Galls; Hepatoprotective; Quercus infectoria

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; FLAVANOID; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLYCOSIDE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; QUERCUS INFECTORIA GALL EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG POTENCY; FAGACEAE; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OAK; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POWDER; QUERCUS INFECTORIA; RAT;

EID: 84873474223     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19406223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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