Toxicity studies of the aqueous extract of Vernonia amygdalina

Biomedical Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-40

  Amole, O O ^a   Izegbu, M C ^a   Onakoya, J A A ^a   Dada, M O ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Haematological parameters; Histopathology; Toxicity; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; HEART; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOXICITY TESTING; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ANIMALIA; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 33645694295     PISSN: 0970938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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