Influence of Nauclea latifolia leaf extracts on some hepatic enzymes of rats fed on coconut oil and non-coconut oil meals

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-157

  Akpanabiatu, M I ^a   Umoh, I B ^a   Eyong, E U ^a   Udoh, F V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Coconut oil meal; Hepatic enzymes; Leaf extract; Nauclea latifolia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COCONUT OIL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER ENZYME; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; NAUCLEA; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 17144426928     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590919492     Document Type: Article

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