Acute and sub-chronic toxicity profile of methanol leaf extract of Gouania longipetala in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1155-1164

  Ezeja, Maxwell I ^a   Anaga, Aruh O ^b   Asuzu, Isaac U ^b  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gouania longipetala; Hematology; Histopathology; Serum biochemistry; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DINITROPHENYLHYDRAZINE (PUBCHEM CID: 3772977); EOSINE (PUBCHEM CID: 11048); ETHANOL (PUBCHEM CID: 702); GOUANIA LONGIPETALA; HEMATOLOGY; HEMATOXYLENE (PUBCHEM CID: 1063); HISTOPATHOLOGY; SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY; THIOBARBITURIC ACID (PUBCHEM CID: 2723628); TOXICITY;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; METHANOL; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHAMNACEAE; SOLVENTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE; TOXICITY TESTS, SUBCHRONIC; UREA;

EID: 84895072128     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.12.034     Document Type: Article

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