Anti-emetic activity of Grewia lasiodiscus root extract and fractions

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3011-3016

  Tijani, A Y ^a   Okhale, S E ^a   Oga, F E ^a   Tags, S Z ^a   Salawu, O A ^a   Chindo, B A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti emetic; Fractions; Grewia lasiodiscus; Methanol extract; Pentobarbitone; Root; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; COPPER SULFATE; GREWIA LASIODISCUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHICK; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; GREWIA; GREWIA LASIODISCUS; HYPNOSIS; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POLARIZATION; SLEEP TIME; VOMITING;

GREWIA; LASIODISCUS; MUS;

EID: 51849093969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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