Toxicity evaluation of the aqueous leaf extract of Gunnera perpensa L. (Gunneraceae)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2503-2513

  Mwale, Marizvikuru ^a   Masika, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Gunnera perpensa; Haematology; Mortality; Serum biochemical parameters; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GUNNERA PERPENSA EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CELL VOLUME; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUNNERA PERPENSA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONOCYTE; MORTALITY; NEPHRITIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SIDEROSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOXICITY TESTING;

GUNNERA PERPENSA; GUNNERACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 79953658174     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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