Toxicological evaluation of Gumiganghwaltang aqueous extract in Crl: CD (SD) rats: 13weeks oral gavage studies

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 553-560

  Lee, Mee Young ^a   Seo, Chang Seob ^a   Shin, In Sik ^a   Ha, Hyekyung ^a   Kim, Jung Hoon ^a   Cho, Jae Woo ^b   Huh, Jung Im ^b   Shin, Hyeun Kyoo ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Toxicology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract of Gumiganghwaltang (GMGHT); Oriental herbal prescription; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; GUMIGANGHWALTANG EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GUMIGANGHWALTANG; HEMATOLOGY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTING; URINALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DRUG EVALUATION; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84858449922     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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