Evaluation of the subchronic toxicity of oral treatment with Chenopodium ambrosioides in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 602-605

  Pereira, Wanderson S ^a   Ribeiro, Bruno P ^a   Sousa, Anildes I P ^a   Serra, Izabel C P B ^a   Mattar, Nadia S ^a   Fortes, Thiare S ^a   Reis, Aramys S ^a   Silva, Lucilene A ^a   Barroqueiro, Elizabeth S B ^a   Guerra, Rosane N M ^a   Nascimento, Flávia R F ^a  

^a Av dos Portugueses s n Campus do Bacanga   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chenopodiaceae; Chenopodium ambrosioides; Oral treatment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MARROW; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; LYMPH NODE CELL; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM CELL; PLANT LEAF; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BONE MARROW CELLS; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; CHOLESTEROL, VLDL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

AMARANTHACEAE; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; MUS;

EID: 76149094471     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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