Toxicity testing of two medicinal plants, Bridelia micrantha and Antidesma venosum

Open Toxicology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 35-38

  Steenkamp, V ^a   Mokoele, T L ^a   Van Rensburg, C E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Guppy; Herbal remedy; Poecilia reticulata; Systemic toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIDESMA VENOSUM ECTRACT; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIDESMA VENOSUM; ARTICLE; BREAST CELL; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LIVER CELL; LUMINESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ANTIDESMA; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA; POECILIA RETICULATA; SUS; VERTEBRATA; VIBRIO;

EID: 74549121917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874340400903010035     Document Type: Article

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