Biochemical and histologic changes in rats after prolonged administration of the crude aqueous extract of the leaves of Vitex grandifolia

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 273-278

  Owolabi, Mbang A ^a   Abass, Moyosola M ^a   Emeka, Promise M ^a   Jaja, Smith I ^a   Nnoli, Martin ^a   Dosa, Benjamin O S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

edema; Histopathology; liver function test; portal infi ltration; toxicity; Vitex grandifolia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BICARBONATE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX GRANDIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CARBON DIOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY STRUCTURE; LD 50; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER STRUCTURE; LUNG STRUCTURE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; VITEX GRANDIFOLIA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 78649525469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-4836.72322     Document Type: Article

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