Effects of aqueous suspension of the root of Hyphaene thebaica (L.) mart on some indicators of liver and kidney function in rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 330-334

  Zanna, H ^a   Adeniji, S ^a   Shehu, B B ^a   Modu, S ^a   Ishaq, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxic; Hyphaene thebaica (L.) mart; Hypocholesterolemic; Hyponatremic; Nephrotoxic

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHLORIDE ION; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLOBULIN; HYPHAENE THEBAICA EXTRACT; LIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN; SODIUM ION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; HYPHAENE THEBAICA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INTUBATION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUSPENSION; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 45849105622     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2008.330.334     Document Type: Article

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