Preclinical toxicological evaluations of the sclerotium of Lignosus rhinocerus (Cooke), the Tiger Milk mushroom

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-163

  Lee, Sook Shien ^a   Enchang, Francis Kanyan ^a   Tan, Nget Hong ^a   Fung, Shin Yee ^a   Pailoor, Jayalakshmi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti fertility; Chronic toxicity; Genotoxicity; Lignosus rhinocerus; Teratogenic effect

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIGNOSUS RHINOCERUS; MALE; MEDICINAL MUSHROOM; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTOXICITY; RAT; TERATOGENESIS; TERATOGENICITY; URINALYSIS;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; POLYPORACEAE; POWDERS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGNOSUS; RATTUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84876140737     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.02.027     Document Type: Article

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