Protective effect of Canavalia gladiata (sword bean) fruit extracts and its flavanoidal contents, against azathioprine-induced toxicity in hepatocytes of albino rats

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 474-481

  Kumar, Pradeep ^a   Reddy Y, Narsimha ^b  

^a Vaageswari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

^b KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ALP; azathioprine induction; bilirubin; Canavalia gladiata seeds; hepatoprotective activity; SGOT; SGPT; Silymarin

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOIDS; PHOSPHATASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

ALP; AZATHIOPRINE INDUCTION; BILIRUBIN; CANAVALIA GLADIATA; HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITIES; SGOT; SGPT; SILYMARIN;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RODENT; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXICITY TEST;

CANAVALIA GLADIATA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 85027950905     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2014.950805     Document Type: Article

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