Ameliorative effect of alkaloid extract of Cyclea peltata (Poir.) Hook. f. & Thoms. roots (ACP) on APAP/CCl4 induced liver toxicity in Wistar rats and in vitro free radical scavenging property

Objective: To evaluate the hepatoprotective and antioxidant properties of alkaloid extract of Cyclea peltata (C. peltata) against paracetamol/carbon tetra chloride induced liver damage in Wistar rats. Methods: In vivo paracetamol/carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage in Wistar rats, in vitro fre...

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Main Authors: Varghese Jancy Shine, Panikamparambil Gopalakrishnan Latha, Somasekharan Nair Rajam Suja, Gangadharan Indira Anuja, Gopan Raj, Sreedharan Nair Rajasekharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-02-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115301842