Evaluation of the female reproductive toxicity of the aqueous extract of Labisia pumila var. alata in rats [1]

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 355-356

  Ezumi, M F W ^a   Amrah, S S ^a   Suhaimi, A W M ^a   Mohsin, S S J ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABISIA PUMILA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FETUS RISK; IN VITRO STUDY; LABISIA PUMILA; LETHARGY; LETTER; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 33749593616     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.27705     Document Type: Letter

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