Histophysiological and basal metabolic responses of albino rat, Rattus norvegicus (L) exposed to aqueous pepper extracts

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1279-1283

  Chukwu, L O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Albino rat pepper extracts; Histophysiology; Metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUM VAR FASTIGATUM EXTRACT; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS VAR MINIMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; RAT; RAT STRAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33745916426     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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