Senna occidentalis leaf extract possesses antitrypanosomal activity and ameliorates the trypanosome-induced anemia and organ damage

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-180

  Ibrahim, M A ^a   Aliyu, A B ^a   Sallau, A B ^a   Bashir, M ^a   Yunusa, I ^b   Umar, T S ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anemia; antitrypanosomal effect; Senna occidentalis; Trypanosoma brucei brucei

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; PLANT EXTRACT; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORGAN INJURY; PARASITEMIA; RAT; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 77955164804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65513     Document Type: Article

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