Acute and subacute toxicity studies of aqueous extract of morinda lucida stem bark

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 158-165

  Agbor, G A ^a   Tarkang, P A ^a   Fogha, J V Z ^b   Biyiti, L F ^a   Tamze, V ^a   Messi, H M ^a   Tsabang, N ^a   Longo, F ^b   Tchinda, A T ^a   Dongmo, B ^a   Donfagsiteli, N T ^a   Mbing, J N ^a   Joseph, K ^a   Ngide, R A ^a   Simo, D ^a  

^a Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b Laboratoire de Physiologie Animale de l'Ecole Normale Superieure   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameter; Histopathology; Morinda lucida; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; MORINDA LUCIDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FATTY LIVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MORINDA LUCIDA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT STEM; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84861953062     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2012.158.165     Document Type: Article

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