In vitro and in vivo toxicity of garcinia or hydroxycitric acid: A review

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chuah, Li Oon ^a   Yeap, Swee Keong ^b   Ho, Wan Yong ^b   Beh, Boon Kee ^b   Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu ^b  

^a University Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; GARCINIA CAMBOGIA EXTRACT; GARCINIA EXTRACT; GARCINIA INDICA EXTRACT; HYDROXYCITRIC ACID; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; APPETITE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIRTH; BRAIN WEIGHT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOTOXICITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTEROPATHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE IRRITATION; FERTILITY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GARCINIA; GARCINIA INDICA; GENOTOXICITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LACTATION; LEG CRAMP; LIVER TOXICITY; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84866153324     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/197920     Document Type: Review

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