Acute and sub-acute toxicological evaluation of the methanolic stem bark extract of Crossopteryx febrifuga in rats

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 621-626

  Salawu, O A ^a   Chindo, B A ^a   Tijani, A Y ^a   Obidike, I C ^a   Salawu, T A ^a   Akingbasote, A James ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biochemical and histopathology; Crossopteryx febrifuga; Haematology; Sub acute toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; CROSSOPTERYX FEBRIFUGA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BARK; BRAIN; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSSOPTERYX FEBRIFUGA; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GONAD; HEART; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY; LETHAL DOSE; LIVER; LUNG; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT; RAT; SPLEEN; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOXICOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 77953665271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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