Acute toxicity potential of methanolic extract on smilax kraussiana leaves in rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 463-466

  Nwafor, Paul A ^a   Ekpo, Memfin ^a   Udezi, Tony Waka ^a   Okokon, Jude ^a   Bassey, Augustine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Antihepatotoxic; Leaves; Methanolic extract; Rats; Smilax kraussiana

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLORIDE ION; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; SAPONIN; SMILAX KRAUSSIANA EXTRACT; SODIUM ION; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BREATHING RATE; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SCREENING; LD 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; RESTLESSNESS; SMILAX KRAUSSIANA; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33750346666     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.463.466     Document Type: Article

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