Hepatocurative potential of Vitex doniana root bark, stem bark and leaves extracts against CCl4-induced liver damage in rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 480-485

  Bolanle, James Dorcas ^a   Adetoro, Kadejo Olubukola ^a   Balarabe, Sallau Abdullahi ^a   Adeyemi, Owolabi Olumuyiwa ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; Creatinine; Hepatocurative; Liver damage; Vitex doniana

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CREATININE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; VITEX DONIANA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; RAT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VITEX; VITEX DONIANA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; VITEX DONIANA;

EID: 84922807453     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C207     Document Type: Article

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