Arsenic-induced hepatic toxicity and its attenuation by fruit extract of emblica officinalis (Amla) in mice

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-37

  Singh, Manish K ^a   Dwivedi, Shailendra ^b   Yadav, Suraj S ^a   Sharma, Praveen ^b   Khattri, Sanjay ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Emblica officinalis; Liver dysfunction; Metal estimation; Mice; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895071818     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: 09740422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-013-0353-9     Document Type: Article

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