Toxicology evaluation of standardized methanol extract of Gynura procumbens

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 244-249

  Rosidah, ^a   Yam, Mun Fei ^b,d   Sadikun, Amirin ^b   Ahmad, Mariam ^b   Akowuah, Gabriel Akyirem ^c   Asmawi, Mohd Zaini ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA   (Indonesia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c UCSI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Gynura procumbens; HPTLC; Sub chronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION; GROWTH; GYNURA PROCUMBENS; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SERUM; SHRUB; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TISSUE SECTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

ANIMALIA; GYNURA; RATTUS;

EID: 67349167120     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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