Hepatoprotective activity of Enhydra fluctuans lour. Aerial parts against ccl4 induced hepatotoxicity in rats

International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 893-896

  Kumar, Swain Pramod ^a   Jagannath, Patro V ^b   Chandra, Dinda Subas ^c   Prasan, Nayak Durga ^c  

^a State Drug Testing Research Laboratory(ISM)   (India)

^b Roland Institute of Pharmaceutical Science   (India)

^c BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical studies; Carbon tetrachloride; Enhydra fluctuans Lour.; Hepatoprotective activity; Histopathology

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; CHOLESTEROL; ENHYDRA FLUCTUANS EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENHYDRA FLUCTUANS; FATTY LIVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84877625177     PISSN: 22774343     EISSN: 22293566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.03646     Document Type: Article

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