Toxicological evaluation of aqueous extracts of Hermannia incana Cav. leaves in male Wistar rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2016-2020

  Appidi, J R ^a   Yakubu, M T ^a   Grierson, D S ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Function indices; Haematological parameters; Hermannia incana; Mild toxicity; Serum lipid; Sterculiaceae

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; GLOBULIN; HERMANNIA INCANA EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHATE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

HERMANNIA INCANA; MALVACEAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 66949163381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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