Anticataract activity of Erythrina stricta against naphthalene-induced cataractogenesis in rats

Anticataract activity of Erythrina stricta against naphthalene-induced cataractogenesis in rats

The anticataract activity of Erythrina stricta leaves against naphthalene-induced cataractogenesis was studied in Wistar albino rats. The various fractions of the leaf extract were administered orally (200 mg/kg) simulta-neously with naphthalene (1 g/kg) for 28 days. At the end of the experiment, le...

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Main Author: Muthuswamy Umamaheswari, Kuppuswamy Asokkumar, Andichettiyar Thirumalaisamy Sivashanmugam, Varadharajan Subhadradevi and Michael Neethu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society 2010-12-01
Series:Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
Subjects:
Antioxidant activity
Cataract
Erythrina stricta
Lipid peroxidation
Naphthalene
Opacity index
Online Access:http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJP/article/view/6582/5166

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