The effect of ethanolic extract of Vernonia Amygdalina leaves on some pharmacokinetics parameters of chloroquine in rats

Research Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 24-27

  Igboasoiyia, C ^a   Eseyin, O A ^a   Udoma, N F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chloroquine; Pharmacokinetics interactions; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROQUINE; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLASMODIUM; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 77953422350     PISSN: 18159362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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