Acute and sub-acute oral toxicity assessment of hydro-alcoholic root extract of Paullinia pinnata on haematological and biochemical parameters

Biology and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 121-125

  Adinortey, M B ^a,b   Sarfo, J K ^a   Adukpo, G E ^a   Dzotsi, E ^a   Kusi, S ^a   Ahmed, M A ^a   Abdul Gafaru, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Paullinia pinnata; Sub acute toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868266057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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