Effects of Aloe vera ingestion in the rat. I. growth, food and fluid intake and serum chemistry

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 183-188

  Herlihy, J T ^a   Bertrand, H A ^a   Kim, J D ^a,b   Ikeno, Y ^a   Yu, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aloe vera ingestion; Blood chemistry; Fluid intake; Food intake; Growth; Pathology; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALOE; ALOE VERA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031953836     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199805)12:3<183::AID-PTR219>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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