Effects of aqueous extract of Basella alba leaves on haematological and biochemical parameters in albino rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 41, 2010, Pages 6952-6955

  Bamidele, O ^a   Akinnuga, A M ^b   Olorunfemi, J O ^c   Odetola, O A ^c   Oparaji, C K ^c   Ezeigbo, N ^c  

^a BOWEN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c MADONNA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Albino rats; Basella alba; Biochemical parameters; Haematological parameters

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BASELLA ALBA EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASELLA ALBA; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; WISTAR ALBINO GLAXO RAT;

BASELLA ALBA; RATTUS;

EID: 78049472606     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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