Histopathological studies of acute and chronic effects of Calliandra portoricensis leaf extract on the stomach and pancreas of adult Swiss albino mice

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 182-185

  Ofusori, David A ^a   Adejuwon, Adebomi O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Calliandra portoricensis; Degeneration; Disorganization; Histology; Langerans; Pancreas; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALLIANDRA PORTORICENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALLIANDRA PORTORICENSIS; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEGUME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FABACEAE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; FABACEAE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; STOMACH;

EID: 83455246487     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60023-3     Document Type: Article

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