Mode of cellular toxicity of aqueous extract of Fadogia agrestis (Schweinf. Ex Hiern) stem in male rat liver and kidney

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 469-478

  Yakubu, M ^a   Oladiji, A ^a   Akanji, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fadogia agrestis; Functional groups; Hepatocytes; Lipid peroxidation; Nephrons; Plasma membrane; Serum malondialdehyde

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINE; FADOGIA AGRESTIS EXTRACT; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROXYL GROUP; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EPISTASIS; FADOGIA AGRESTIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CELL; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MORTALITY; NEPHRON; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RUBIACEAE; SALIVATION;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATOCYTES; KIDNEY; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NEPHRONS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RUBIACEAE;

ANIMALIA; FADOGIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70349705751     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109106973     Document Type: Article

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