A comparison study of effects of Echinacea extract and levamisole on phenytoin-induced cleft palate in mice

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-166

  Khaksary Mahabady, M ^a   Ranjbar, R ^a   Arzi, A ^b   Papahn, A A ^a   Najafzadeh, H ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Echinacea; Levamisole; Mice; Phenytoin

Indexed keywords

ALIZARIN; ALIZARIN RED S; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; LEVAMISOLE; PHENYTOIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATION PERIOD; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TERATOGENESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 33750630716     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.06.005     Document Type: Note

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