Flavonoid metabolites in urine after oral administration of aqueous extract of Persea americana to rats

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-204

  Owolabi, Mbang A ^a   Coker, Herbert A B ^a   Jaja, Smith I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Flavonoid metabolites; Persea americana; Phenolic acids; Polyphenols; Urine

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; AGLYCONE; BENZOIC ACID; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; HIPPURIC ACID; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; DRUG DEGRADATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 49349110517     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-006-0122-7     Document Type: Article

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