Hepatoprotective role of Abelmoschus esculentus (Linn.) Moench., on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 528-536

  Saravanan, Subramanian ^a   Pandikumar, Perumal ^a   Pazhanivel, Natesan ^b   Paulraj, Michael Gabriel ^a   Ignacimuthu, Savarimuthu ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^b MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Abelmoschus esculentus; Antioxidants; Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotective; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS EXTRACT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIOXIDANT; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; SILYMARIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FATTY LIVER; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OKRA; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ABELMOSCHUS; ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ETHANOL; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84883382831     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2013.796032     Document Type: Article

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