The hepatotoxic effect of halofantrine in guinea pigs

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 303-305

  Obi, E ^a   Orisakwe, O E ^a   Asomugha, L A ^a   Udemezue, O O ^b   Orish, V N ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; Live functions; Liver damage

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; HALOFANTRINE; LIVER ENZYME; WATER;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; TISSUE DEGENERATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 7444249065     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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