toxicity in rabbits. It was also reported that prophylactic use of vitamin C gave hepatoprotection against lead in- duced liver toxicity [35].
Furthermore administration of sodium fluoride 10 mg/kg body weight and Aluminum chloride 200 mg/kg for 30 days decreased levels of glutathione, ascorbic acid and glutathione peroxidase in the liver of mice. Complete recovery occurred in all parameters after pretreatment with ascorbic acid [36]. Similar observation was reported by other scholars [37,38]. The report of Krishnamoorthy and Sangeetha gave credence to the hepatoprotective effect of vitamin C against metallic compounds induced liver toxicity. They found out that the co-administration of 300 mg/kg of sodium nitrate and 300 mg/kg of vita- min C ameliorated sodium nitrate induced lipid peroxi- dation in the liver of albino rats [39].