The haematinic activity of the methanol leaf extract of Brillantasia nitens Lindau (Acanthaceae) in rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2389-2393

  Akah, Peter A ^a   Okolo, Christian E ^a   Ezike, Adaobi C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Brillantaisia nitens; Haematinic activity; Phenyhydrazine; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BRILLANTASIA NITENS EXTRACT; CARBOHYDRATE; FOLIC ACID; GLYCOSIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; METHANOL; MINERAL; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIDOXINE; RESIN; SAPONIN; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRILLANTASIA NITENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; LD 50; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT;

ACANTHACEAE; BRILLANTAISIA NITENS; RATTUS;

EID: 66949140493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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