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Membrane stability of sickle erythrocytes incubated in extracts of three medicinal plants: Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava, and Terminalia catappa

BACKGROUND: Many reports showed that medicinal plant extracts cause alterations on the shape and physiology of erythrocytes. OBJECTIVE: The present study seeks to ascertain the osmotic stability of sickle erythrocytes incubated in aqueous extracts of Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava, and Term...

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Autores principales: Chikezie, Paul Chidoka, Uwakwe, Augustine Amadikwa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3113350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21716621
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.80669