Safety assessment of the methanol extract of the stem bark of Amphimas pterocarpoides Harms: Acute and subchronic oral toxicity studies in Wistar rats

Amphimas pterocarpoides Harms (Leguminosae) is widely used traditionally in Central and West Africa for the treatment of various ailments. However, no data regarding its safety have been published until now. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the potential toxicity of the methanol extract...

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Main Authors: Job Tchoumtchoua, Oumarou Riepouo Mouchili, Sylvin Benjamin Ateba, Stéphane Zingue, Maria Halabalaki, Jean Claude Mbanya, Alexios-Leandros Skaltsounis, Dieudonné Njamen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750014001000