Biochemical and histopathological effects on liver due to acute oral toxicity of aqueous leaf extract of Ecliptaalba on female Swiss albino mice

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-65

  Singh, Tanuja ^a   Sinha, Nivedita ^a   Singh, Anjali ^b  

^a B R A BIHAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Mahavir Cancer Sansthan   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical; Ecliptaalba; hepatotoxicity; histopathological

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ECLIPTA ALBA EXTRACT; PROTEIN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER TOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

BIOCHEMICAL; ECLIPTAALBA; HEPATOTOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGICAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ECLIPTA; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84874842576     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.106437     Document Type: Article

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