Lactogenic activity of rats stimulated by Gunnera perpensa L. (Gunneraceae) from South Africa

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 561-573

  Simelane, M B C ^a   Lawal, O A ^c   Djarova, T G ^a   Musabayane, C T ^b   Singh, M ^b   Opoku, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Gunnera perpensa; Gunneraceae; Lactation; Muscle contractility

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; GROWTH HORMONE; GUNNERA PERPENSA EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GUNNERA PERPENSA; HEK293 CELL LINE; HEPG2 CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLAND; MEDICINAL PLANT; MILK PRODUCTION; MTT ASSAY; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; RHIZOME; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTERUS CONTRACTION; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; BREAST MILK; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CYTOLOGY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; GUNNERACEAE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NEOPLASM; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS; DRUG EFFECTS; NEOPLASMS;

CYTOTOXICITY; GUNNERA PERPENSA; GUNNERACEAE; LACTATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEK293 CELLS; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MILK, HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHIZOME; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 84897362154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i4.14     Document Type: Article

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