Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of Parinari curatellifolia root

• Published in: International journal of agriculture and biology Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 523 - 528
• Main Authors: Atawodi, S.E. (Ahmadu Bello Univ., Zaria (Nigeria). Dept. of Biochemistry), Yakubu, O.E. (Ahmadu Bello Univ., Zaria (Nigeria). Dept. of Biochemistry), Umar, I.A. (Ahmadu Bello Univ., Zaria (Nigeria). Dept. of Biochemistry)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faisalabad AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd 01.06.2013
• Subjects: ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CATALASE; DRUG PLANTS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LABORATORY ANIMALS; LIVER DISEASES; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MALPIGHIACEAE; MEDICINAL PROPERTIES; Parinari curatellifolia; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE

The antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth root methanolic extract on rats administered single (0.6 mL/kg) and repeated doses of carbon tetrachloride (0.3 mL/kg) were investigated in male albino rats allotted into six groups of five animals each. Three d...