Investigation into the toxicological effects of Catha edulis leaves: A short term study in animals

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-132

  Al Mamary, M ^a   Al Habori, M ^a,b   Al Aghbari, A M ^a   Baker, M M ^a  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^b NONE   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Catha edulis; Histopathology; Khat; Liver enzymes; Toxicity study

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; LIVER ENZYME;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HEMOLYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NEPHROSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF; RABBIT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; CATHA; DIET; ENZYMES; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; PLANT LEAVES; RABBITS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CATHA; CATHA EDULIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036218034     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.835     Document Type: Article

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