Safety evaluation of polyphenol-rich extract from bamboo shavings

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 077-086

  Gong, Jinyan ^a   Wu, Xiaoqin ^a   Lu, Baiyi ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethanol extract of bamboo shavings (EEBS); Polyphenols; Safety evaluation; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PHYLLOSTACHYS NIGRA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AMES TEST; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW CELL; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYLLOSTACHYS NIGRA; PLANT LEAF; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

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EID: 74749095658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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