A dose dependent adaptogenic and safety evaluation of Rhodiola imbricata Edgew, a high altitude rhizome

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1645-1652

  Gupta, V ^a   Saggu, S ^a   Tulsawani, R K ^a   Sawhney, R C ^a   Kumar, R ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptogen; Cold; Hypoxia; Rectal temperature; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; RHODIOLA EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; RHIZOME; RHODIOLA; RHODIOLA IMBRICATA; SAFETY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RHODIOLA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RHODIOLA;

EID: 40849083448     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.12.027     Document Type: Article

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