The kinetics of reversal of pre-sickled erythrocytes by the aqueous extract of cajanus cajan seeds

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 748-750

  Onah, Johnson Ogoda ^a   Akubue, Paul I ^a,b   Okide, George B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cajanns cajan seeds; Kinetic studies; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ANTISICKLING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PIGEONPEA; PLANT SEED; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTISICKLING AGENTS; CAJANUS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS;

EID: 0036886430     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1026     Document Type: Article

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