title: AMELIORATIVE ROLE OF Vernonia cinerea IN CARBON TETRACHLORIDE INDUCED HEPATIC DYSFUNCTION IN RATS.
abstract: The ameliorative activity of herbal powder prepared from Veronia cinerea leaves on CCl(4) (0.2ml/kg body wt. intraperitoneally (ip) and liquid paraffin (0.2 ml / kg body wt:ip) induced hepatotoxicity was studied in rats. The liver marker enzymes namely alanine transmainase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities were decreased in 10% w/v liver homogenates of hepatotoxicity induced rats. The results of both post treated and pre treated groups suggest the hepatoprotective activity of Veronia cinerea in CCl(4) induced rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore - 641 029, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gokilaveni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishadh
authors.forename: V
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authors.lastname: Selvi