A toxicological assessment of Athrixia phylicoides aqueous extract following sub-chronic ingestion in a rat model

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 819-825

  Chellan, N ^a   De Beer, D ^b   Muller, C ^a   Joubert, E ^b   Louw, J ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Athrixia phylicoides; Diuretic; Toxicity; Wistar rat

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ATHRIXIA PHYLICOIDES EXTRACT; CREATININE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; WATER;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHRIXIA PHYLICOIDES; BODY MASS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INGESTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICOLOGY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINE VOLUME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WATER;

ARTEMIA; ATHRIXIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 59949095872     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327108099537     Document Type: Article

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