Protective effect of Coleus aromaticus Benth (Lamiaceae) against naphthalene-induced hepatotoxicity

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 295-302

  Vijayavel, K ^a   Anbuselvam, C ^b   Ashokkumar, B ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Research Institute   (India)

^c MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coleus aromaticu; Hepatoprotection; Hepatotoxicity; Histopathology; Naphthalene

Indexed keywords

COLEUS; COLEUS AROMATICUS; LAMIACEAE; RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLEUS; COLEUS AROMATICU; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYMOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS; WISTAR RAT;

COLEUS AROMATICU; HEPATOPROTECTION; HEPATOTOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NAPHTHALENE;

ANIMALS; COLEUS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LIVER; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880236576     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3967/0895-3988.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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