Acute toxicity studies of aqueous stem bark extract of Ximenia americana

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1600-1603

  Maikai, V A ^a   Kobo, P I ^a   Adaudi, A O ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Phytochemicals; Toxicity; Ximenia americana

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; XIMENIA AMERICANA EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT STEM; RESTLESSNESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; XIMENIA AMERICANA;

MUS; XIMENIA AMERICANA;

EID: 44649203498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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