Evaluation of acute and subacute toxicity of Alstonia congensis Engler (Apocynaceae) bark and Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae) fruits mixtures used in the treatment of diabetes

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 701-705

  Ogbonnia, S ^a   Adekunle, A A ^b   Bosa, M K ^b   Enwuru, V N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute; Alstonia congensis and Xylopia aethiopica; Diabetes; Subacute; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALSTONIA CONGENSIS EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALSTONIA CONGENSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANNONACEAE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BARK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK REDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

ALSTONIA CONGENSIS; ANIMALIA; ANNONACEAE; APOCYNACEAE; MUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

EID: 41749119671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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