Hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of Termenalia brownii leaf extract against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury in rats

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 133-138

  Fanta, Biruk Sinateyehu ^a   Hiben, Mebrahtom Gebrelibanose ^a   Gebremichael, Lemlem Gebremedhin ^a   Tefera, Tesfaye Wolde ^a   Periyasamy, Gomathi K ^a   Kakoti, Bibuhati Bhusan ^b  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Catalase; Endogenous antioxidant enzymes; Hepatoprotective; Superoxide dismutase; Termenalia brownii

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; FLAVONOID; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; METHANOL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SAPONIN; SILYMARIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN; TERMENALIA BROWNII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COMBRETACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TERMENALIA BROWNI; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84887588152     PISSN: 0976044X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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