In vivo and in vitro effects of bidens pilosa L. (asteraceae) leaf aqueous and ethanol extracts on primed-oestrogenized rat uterine muscle

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-91

  Frida, Longo ^a   Rakotonirina, Silvère ^a   Rakotonirina, Alice ^a   Savineau, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Bidens pilosa L. leaf; Mouse; Rat; Uterotonic; Uterotrophic

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LABOR; LD 50; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; UTERUS WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 42349116803     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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