Long term effects of aqueous stem bark extract of Cissus populnea (Guill. and Per.) on some biochemical parameters in normal rabbits

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-251

  Ojekale, A B ^a   Ojiako, O A ^b   Saibu, G M ^a   Lala, A ^a   Olodude, O A ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cissus populnea; Liver and kidney function; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CISSUS POPULNEA EXTRACT; CREATININE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RABBIT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

CISSUS POPULNEA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33846993733     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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