Anti-sickling potential of Terminalia catappa leaf extract

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 152-154

  Mgbemene, C N ^a   Ohiri, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clotting time; Hemolysis; Sickle cell; Terminalia catappa

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM METABISULFITE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; PLANT LEAF;

COMBRETACEAE; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 0032726381     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.37.2.152.6090     Document Type: Article

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