Toxicological study of Ocimum sanctum Linn leaves: Hematological, biochemical, and histopathological studies

Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Gautam, M K ^a   Goel, R K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; OVARY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SPLEEN; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896884884     PISSN: 16878191     EISSN: 16878205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/135654     Document Type: Article

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