Hepatoprotective efficacy of Hypnea muciformis ethanolic extract on CCl4 induced toxicity in rats

The ethanolic extract of Hypnea muciformis (red algae) was tested for hepatoprotective activity against experimentally induced liver damage by Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in male albino rats. The levels of serum enzymatic and biochemical parameters such as serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (...

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Main Authors: Giridharan Bupesh, Chinnaiah Amutha, Sakthivel Vasanth, Natesan Manoharan, Ramalingam Senthil Raja, Raju Krishnamoorthy, Periyasamy Subramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132012000600008