Acute and subacute toxicity of the hydroalcoholic extract from Wedelia paludosa (Acmela brasiliensis) (Asteracea) in mice

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 370-373

  Bürger, Cristiani ^a   Fischer, Doris Raquel ^a   Cordenunzzi, Dórys Angela ^a   de Borba Batschauer, Anna Paula ^a   Filho, Valdir Cechinel ^a   dos Santos Soares, Adair Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WEDELIA PALUDOSA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LD 50; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WEDELIA; WEDELIA PALUDOSA;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; WATER; WEDELIA;

EID: 27244458348     PISSN: 14821826     EISSN: 14821826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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