Analysis of some biochemical and haematological parameters for Mucuna pruriens (DC) seed powder in male rats

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 523-526

  Chukwudi, Ndukwe Henry ^a   Simeon, Omale ^a   Chinyere, Aguiyi John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Mucuna pruriens

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; MUCUNA PRURIENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; POWDER; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; VELVET BEAN;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CREATININE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LETHAL DOSE 50; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MUCUNA; PLANT EXTRACTS; POWDERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 80053440095     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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