Citrullus lanatus extract reverses oxidative and haematological dysfunction in carbon tetrachloride induced liver damaged rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 218-224

  Adebayo, Abiodun Humphrey ^a,b   Song, Fu Hang ^b   Liu, Xue Ting ^b   Dai, Qin Huan ^b   Huang, Pei ^b   Zhang, Ji Yu ^b   Zhang, Li Xin ^b  

^a Department of Biological Sciences College of Science and Technology Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon tetra Chloride; Citrullus lanatus; Haematologiacal indices; Oxidative stress markers

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CITRULLUS LANTUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTATHIONE; HEMOGLOBIN; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84904394974     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2014.218.224     Document Type: Article

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