Toxicological assessment of the aqueous root extract of Sanseviera liberica Gerome and Labroy (Agavaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 171-175

  Amida, Muibat B ^a   Yemitan, Omoniyi K ^b   Adeyemi, Olufunmilayo O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Biochemical; Haematological; Reproductive effects; Sanseviera liberica; Subchronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SANSEVIERA LIBERICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID;

AGAVACEAE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEART; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY; LD 50; LETHAL DOSE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION; LUNG; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SANSEVIERA LIBERICA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; SPLEEN; TESTIS; TOXICOLOGY; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGAVACEAE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

AGAVACEAE; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34447571692     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.03.033     Document Type: Article

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