Acute toxicity and uterotonic activity of aqueous extract of Lawsonia inermis (Lythraceae)

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 790-798

  Bello, S O ^a   Bashar, I ^b   Muhammad, B Y ^c   Onyeyili, P ^d  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Maryam Abacha Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d Federal Univ of Technology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Median lethal dose; Myometrial strips; Oxytocin; Phytomedicine; Postpartum hemorrhage; Rats

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SALBUTAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ABORTION; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; LAWSONIA INERMIS; LD 50; NONHUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; RAT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

LAWSONIA INERMIS; LYTHRACEAE; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 79952508537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09758585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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