Further pharmacological studies on aqueous seed extract of Aframomum melegueta in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 489-493

  Umukoro, Solomon ^a   Ashorobi, Babatunde Rasaq ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aframomum melegueta; Anti oxidant; Leukocyte migration; Membrane stabilization; Phenylhydrazine

Indexed keywords

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; PHENYLHYDRAZINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ERYTHROCYTE; LEUKOCYTE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT;

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; RATTUS;

EID: 37349088642     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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