Further investigations into the bioactivity of root extract of Plumbago zeylanica

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-63

  Oyedapo, O O ^a   Amos, S ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

hepatic cells; Plumbaginaceae; Plumbago zeylanica

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER ENZYME; NUCLEIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

EID: 0031052988     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199702)11:1<62::AID-PTR946>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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