Effects of leaf and berry extracts of phytolacca dioica l. on haematological and weight parameters of wistar rats

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-154

  Ashafa, A O T ^a   Sunmonu, T O ^b   Afolayan, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Haematology; Oral remedy; Phytolacca dioica; Slight toxicity; Weight parameters

Indexed keywords

PHYTOLACCA DIOICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYTOLACCA DIOICA; PHYTOLACCACEAE; PLANT LEAF; RAT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOXICITY TESTING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 79953662867     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP10.289     Document Type: Article

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