Effect of a long term consumption of a diet supplemented with leaves Gongronema latifolium Benth. on some biochemical and histological parameters in maje albino rats

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 859-865

  Emeka, E J Iweala ^a   Obidoa, O ^b  

^a Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Glutalhione s transferase; Gongronema latifolium; Haemoglobin; Lipid peroxidation; Superoxide dismutase; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHOCYANIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCOSIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; LIVER ENZYME; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLASMA PROTEIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DETOXIFICATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTESTINE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LEUKOCYTE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TESTIS;

GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM; RATTUS;

EID: 77349114242     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.859.865     Document Type: Article

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