Subacute and subchronic toxicity studies of palm vitamin E in mice

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-173

  Ima Nirwana, Soelaiman ^a   Nurshazwani, Y ^a   Nazrun, A S ^a   Norliza, M ^a   Norazlina, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mice; Palm vitamin E; Subacute; Subchronic; Toxicity studies

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; DELTA TOCOTRIENOL; FIBRIN; GAMMA TOCOTRIENOL; PALM OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 80755126534     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.166.173     Document Type: Article

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