Antimicrobial and toxicological studies on fruit pulp of Citrullus colocynthis L.

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 9-15

  Shaikh, Jahanzeb ^a   Shaikh, Dilnawaz ^b   Rahman, Asif Bin ^b   Shafi, Sumaira ^c  

^a Hamdard University ^*  (United States)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c Resident Montifiore   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial profile; Citrullus colocynthis; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLOCYNTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LD50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FRUIT; KIDNEY; LIVER; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; FEMALE; FRUIT; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPLEEN; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE;

EID: 84954270871     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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