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ArticleAfrican journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM2016

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE HYDRO-ETHANOLIC ROOT EXTRACT OF

Ikumawoyi Vo, Awodele O, Rotimi K, Fashina Ay

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Article in African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Antigenotoxic and Antioxidant Activity of Methanol Stem Bark Extract ofOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ikumawoyi VoDepartment of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology College of Medicine, University of Lagos, PMB 12003, Idiaraba, Lagos.
Awodele ODepartment of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology College of Medicine, University of Lagos, PMB 12003, Idiaraba, Lagos.
Rotimi KDepartment of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology College of Medicine, University of Lagos, PMB 12003, Idiaraba, Lagos.
Fashina AyDepartment of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology College of Medicine, University of Lagos, PMB 12003, Idiaraba, Lagos.
University of Lagos · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe use of cyclophosphamide in cancer therapy is usually associated with challenging immunosuppression which exposes patients to increased risk of anemia and necessitating preventive measures during therapy. This study was carried out to investigate the efficacy of the hydro-ethanolic extract of the root of MATERIALS AND

methodsAnimals were divided into 6 groups of 6 rats each and were pretreated oral doses of 75, 150 and 225 mg/kg of the extract for 7 days and then co-administered with 2.5 mg/kg cyclophosphamide for 28 days.

resultsThe LD

conclusionFindings from this study demonstrates that the hydro-ethanolic root extract of

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAntioxidantsCyclophosphamideDisease Models, AnimalEthanolFemaleImmune System DiseasesImmunosuppression TherapyMaleOxidative StressPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsPlant RootsRatsSuperoxide DismutaseAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAntioxidantsCyclophosphamideEthanolPlant ExtractsSuperoxide Dismutaseantioxidantcyclophosphamidehematologicalhyperlipidemiaphytochemical

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PMID28487906
PMCPMC5416634
OpenAlexW2510818448

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