Diuretic activity of Lagenaria siceraria fruit extracts in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 817-819

  Ghule, B ^a   Ghante, M ^a   Yeole, P ^a   Saoji, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Diuretic activity; Electrolytes concentration; Fruit juice and methanol extracts; Lagenaria siceraria

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; FUROSEMIDE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FLUID INTAKE; FRUIT VEGETABLE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 40749158804     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.39441     Document Type: Article

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