The neurotoxic effect of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) flour re-visited

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 607-614

  Vindika Sumudunie, K A ^a,b   Jansz, E R ^b   Jayasekera, Sharmini ^a   Nalini Wickramasinghe, S M D ^b  

^a Medical Research Institute Colombo   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BORASSUS FLABELLIFER EXTRACT; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BORASSUS FLABELLIFER; BREEDING; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DETOXIFICATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FLOUR; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEATING; HINDLIMB; IMMOBILIZATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STARVATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FLOUR; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEAT; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; NEUROTOXINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT POISONING; PLANT SHOOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

BORASSUS FLABELLIFER; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 20144366064     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480412331350164     Document Type: Article

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