Hepatotoxicity and subchronic toxicity tests of Morinda citrifolia (noni) fruit

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 581-585

  West, Brett J ^a   Su, Chen X ^a   Jensen, C Jarakae ^a  

^a Tahitian Noni International   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Morinda citrifolia; Noni; Subchronic oral toxicity test

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT; PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL VIABILITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID STORAGE; LIPIDOSIS; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; RATTUS;

EID: 70349912055     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.34.581     Document Type: Article

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