Polymerization inhibition activity of Raphia hookeri palm sap and its effect on osmotic fragility of sickle cell red blood cells

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 4212-4217

  Ibegbulem, C O ^a   Eyong, E U ^b   Essien, U E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antipolymerization; Fragility; Raphia hookeri sap; Sickle cell

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; ANTISICKLING AGENT; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; CATECHIN; CYANOGENIC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; LEUCINE; MAGNESIUM ION; MONOSACCHARIDE; PHENYLALANINE; POTASSIUM ION; QUERCETIN; SAPONIN; SODIUM ION; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHROCYTE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; RAPHIA HOOKERIA; SICKLE CELL;

RAPHIA HOOKERI;

EID: 80052866491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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