Acute and subacute toxicity study of 1,8-cineole in mice

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1495-1501

  Xu, Jiao ^a,d   Hu, Zhi Qiang ^a   Wang, Chuan ^a   Yin, Zhong Qiong ^a   Wei, Qin ^b   Zhou, Li Jun ^a   Li, Li ^a   Du, Yong Hua ^b   Jia, Ren Yong ^a   Li, Mei ^c   Fan, Qiao Jia ^a   Liang, Xiao Xia ^a   He, Chang Liang ^a   Yin, Li Zi ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yibin College   (China)

^c Sichuan Agricutural University   (China)

^d Leshan Vocational and Technical College   (China)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Histopathology; Mice; Toxicity; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, ANIMAL; MONOTERPENES; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE; TOXICITY TESTS, SUBACUTE;

EID: 84899550678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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