Centratherum anthelminticum seeds reverse the carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Shamim A. Qureshi; Sumera Rais; Rabbiya Usmani; Syed Shabib M. Zaidi; Musarat Jehan; Tooba Lateef; Muhammad Bilal Azmi

doi:10.5897/AJPP2016.4569

African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0816
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
Start Year: 2007
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Centratherum anthelminticum seeds reverse the carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Shamim A. Qureshi

Shamim A. Qureshi
Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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Sumera Rais

Sumera Rais
Department of Biochemistry, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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Rabbiya Usmani

Rabbiya Usmani
Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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Syed Shabib M. Zaidi

Syed Shabib M. Zaidi
Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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Musarat Jehan

Musarat Jehan
Department of Biochemistry, Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls College, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Tooba Lateef

Tooba Lateef
Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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Muhammad Bilal Azmi

Muhammad Bilal Azmi
Quality Enhancement Cell, Dow University of Health Science, Karachi-74600, Pakistan.
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Article Number - B5B4A9959524
Vol.10(26), pp. 533-539 , July 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPP2016.4569

Received: 04 April 2016
Accepted: 06 June 2016
Published: 15 July 2016

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