Effect of methanol extract of Dicranopteris linearis against carbon tetrachloride- induced acute liver injury in rats

• Main Authors: Kamisan, Farah Hidayah, Yahya, Farhana, Mamat, Siti Syariah, Kamarolzaman, Mohamad Fauzi Fahmi, Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah, Teh, Lay Kek, Salleh, Mohd Zaki, Hussain, Mohd Khairi, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37272/1/Effect%20of%20methanol%20extract%20of%20Dicranopteris%20linearis%20against%20carbon%20tetrachloride.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37272/; http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/14/123/abstract
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Dicranopteris linearis (family Gleicheniaceae) has been reported to possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities but no attempt has been made to study its hepatoprotective potential. The aim of the present study was to determine the hepatoprotective effect of methanol extracts...