Pharmacological and toxicity studies of the crude extracts and fractions of Hedranthera barteri leaf in rats and mice

African Journal Biomedical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-321

  Onasanwo, S A ^a   Pal, A ^b   George, B ^b   Olaleye, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

sitosterol; Hedranthera barteri; Inflammation; Nociception; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GLUCOSE; HEDRANTHERA BARTERI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SITOSTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEDRANTHERA BARTERI; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LICKING; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXICITY TESTING; WEIGHT CHANGE; WRITHING TEST;

EID: 77953414611     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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