Kolanut (Kola nitida) enhances antidiuretic activity in young dehydrated subjects

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 563-568

  Obika, L F O ^a   Babatunde, E O ^b   Akoni, F A ^b   Adeeko, A O ^b   Nsaho, J ^c   Reza, H ^c   Williams, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Fluid intake and excretion; Kolanut; Thirst

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIDIURESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID INTAKE; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; THIRST; URINE VOLUME;

KOLA; KOLA NITIDA;

EID: 0029847499     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199611)10:7<563::AID-PTR896>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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