Acute and sub-acute toxicity evaluation of ethanolic extract of Leucas aspera (Lamiaceae) in experimental rats

International Journal of Drug Development and Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 339-347

  Kripa, K G ^a   Chamundeeswari, D ^b   Thanka, J ^b  

^a VELS INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ethanolic extract; Leucas aspera; Phytotherapy; Sub acute toxicity; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; LEUCAS ASPERA EXTRACT; PROTEIN; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY; LEUCAS ASPERA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER; LUNG; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SPLEEN; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 83055187590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09759344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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