Teratogenic effects, acute and sub chronic toxicity of the leaf aqueous extract of Ocimum suave Wild (Lamiaceae) in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 232-237

  Tan, Paul V ^a   Mezui, Christophe ^a   Enow Orock, Georges ^b   Njikam, Njifutie ^a   Dimo, Theophlie ^a   Bitolog, Pauline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b YAOUNDÉ GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Lamiaceae; Ocimum suave; Teratogenicity; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

OCIMUM SUVAE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; DEATH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETUS DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATURITY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM SUAVE; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PROGENY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEX; TERATOGENESIS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MICE; OCIMUM; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTS;

LAMIACEAE; MUS; OCIMUM SUAVE; RATTUS;

EID: 37249014333     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.09.022     Document Type: Article

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