Acute and sub-chronic (28-day) oral toxicity studies of hydroalcohol leaf extract of Ageratum conyzoides L (Asteraceae)

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 463-467

  Diallo, Aboudoulatif ^a   Eklu Gadegkeku, Kwashie ^a   Agbonon, Amegnona ^a   Aklikokou, Kodjo ^a   Creppy, Edmond E ^b   Gbeassor, Messanvi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Acute and sub chronic toxicity; Ageratum conyzoides; Biochemical parameters; Haematological analysis; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; UREA;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AGERATUM; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 78349265323     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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