The phytoconstituents and the comparative effects of aqueous extract of Irvingia gabonensis seeds and proviron on the biochemical parameters of male guinea pigs

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-104

  Obianime, A W ^a   Uche, F I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Irvingia gabonensis; Male guinea pigs; Phytoconstituents; Proviron

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID; CADMIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CREATINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID;

ACID PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART PROTECTION; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RENAL PROTECTION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 77950676689     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60044-2     Document Type: Article

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