Acute and subacute toxicity of chloroform and hexaneextracts of root of Xanthium strumarium

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1223-1230

  Aranjani, Jesil Mathew ^a   Rao, Chamallamudi Mallikarjuna ^a   Manuel, Atulya ^a   Rao, Josyula Venkata ^a   Udupa, Nayanabhirama ^a   Hebbar, Karteek ^b  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Biocon Park   (India)

Author keywords

Acute and subacute toxicity; Adverse effects; Cocklebur; Safety; Toxicity; Xanthium strumarium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870623249     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-011-1269-5     Document Type: Article

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