Subacute oral toxicity assessment of Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach and Thonn) Müll Arg (Euphorbiaceae) extract in rats

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 587-594

  Ansah, Charles ^a   Oppong, Emmanuel ^a   Woode, Eric ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Alchornea cordifolia; Hepatocytes; Hydropic denegeration; Neutrophils; Rats; Subacute oral toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TOXICITY; CELL SWELLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SAFETY; EUPHORBIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER CELL; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 80655126727     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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