Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) grown in Nigeria: In vitro antisickling activity on deoxygenated erythrocyte cells

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-122

  Adejumo, Olufunmilayo E ^a   Kolapo, Adelodun L ^b   Folarin, Akintomiwa O ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Moringa oleifera; non polar fractions; phytochemicals; polar extracts; sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; BUTANOL; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN;

ANTISICKLING ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEOXYGENATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FLOWER; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NIGERIA; PAIN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGACEAE;

EID: 84859767743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09757406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.94812     Document Type: Article

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