Toxicity evaluation of Xanthorrhoea johnsonii leaf methanolic extract using the Artemia franciscana bioassay

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 6, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 166-171

  Cock, I E ^a   Kalt, F R ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian plants; grass tree; methanol extracts; toxic plants; Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

Indexed keywords

DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; METHANOL; MEVINPHOS; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 78049360130     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.66929     Document Type: Article

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