In vivo anti-inflammatory effect and toxicological screening of Maytenus heterophylla and Maytenus senegalensis extracts

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 693-700

  Da Silva, G ^a   Tanica M ^a   Rocha, J ^a   Serrano, R ^a   Gomes, E T ^a   Sepodes, B ^a   Silva, O ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

African medicinal plants; anti inflammatory activity; Maytenus heterophylla; Maytenus senegalensis; repeated dose toxicity; single dose toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS HETEROPHYLLA; MAYTENUS SENEGALENSIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; HINDLIMB; LONGEVITY; MALE; MAYTENUS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOXICITY TESTS;

MAYTENUS HETEROPHYLLA; MAYTENUS SENEGALENSIS; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 79959714446     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110379242     Document Type: Article

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