Hepatoprotective and antioxidant potential of ferulic acid against acetaminophen-induced liver damage in mice

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1177-1181

  Krishnan, Dhanalakshmi Navaneetha ^a   Prasanna, Nagalakshmi ^a   Sabina, Evan Prince ^a   Rasool, Mahaboob Khan ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Antioxidant; Ferulic acid; Lipid peroxidation; Liver marker enzymes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887403058     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-012-1546-y     Document Type: Article

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