Erythropoietic activity of Asteracantha longifolia (Nees.) in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 280-282

  Pawar, Rajesh Singh ^a   Jain, Alok Pal ^b   Lodhi, Santram ^b   Singhai, Abhay K ^b  

^a VNS Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^b DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Asteracantha longifolia; Erythropoietic activity; Iron deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; HALOPERIDOL; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOXICITY TESTING; ACANTHACEAE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; ERYTHROCYTE; INBRED RAT STRAIN; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ACANTHACEAE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HEMATINICS; HEMOGLOBINS; IRON; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

ACANTHACEAE; ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77952889340     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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