Evaluation of acute and subchronic toxicity of Stachytarpheta angustifolia (Mill) Vahl (Fam. Verbanaceae) extract in animals

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1793-1799

  Ogbonnia, Steve O ^a   Nkemehule, Florence E ^a   Anyika, Emmanuel N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute; Phytochemical profile; Stachytarpheta angustifolia; Subchronic; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CREATININE; FLAVONOL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSIDE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; SATCHYTARPHETA ANGUSTITOLIA EXTRACT; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY INJURY; LD 50; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; POWDER; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STACHYTARPHETA ANGUSTIFOLIA; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; STACHYTARPHETA;

EID: 66449089205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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