Acute and subchronic toxicological assessment of Byrsocarpus coccineus Schum. and Thonn. (Connaraceae) aqueous leaf extract

International Journal of Applied Research in Natural Products

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Adeyemi, O O ^a   Akindele, A J ^a   Nwumeh, K I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Byrsocarpus coccineus; Connaraceae; Subchronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BYRSOCARPUS COCCINEUS; CONNARACEAE; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77951974641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19406223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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