Preliminary toxicity and phytochemical studies of the stem bark aqueous extract of Musanga cecropioides in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 374-379

  Adeneye, A A ^a   Ajagbonna, O P ^b   Adeleke, T I ^c   Bello, S O ^b  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Musanga cecropioides; Oral toxicity; Phytochemical analysis; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; CARBOHYDRATE; CREATININE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; LIVER ENZYME; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SAPONIN; SODIUM; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; LD 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CECROPIACEAE; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

MUSANGA CECROPIOIDES;

EID: 33646489636     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.11.027     Document Type: Article

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