Safety studies of bacillus cqagulans unique is-2 in rats: Morphological, biochemical and clinical evaluations

International Journal of Probiotics and Prebiotics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-48

  Sudha, Ratna M ^a   Sunita, M ^a   Sekhar, Babu M ^a  

^a Unique Biotech Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5260; Clinical studies; NOEL; Sprague Dawley rat; Sub acute toxicity

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HEMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RAT; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84885678967     PISSN: 15551431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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