Anti-glaucoma potential of Heliotropium indicum Linn in experimentally-induced glaucoma
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Anti-glaucoma potential of Heliotropium indicum Linn in experimentally-induced glaucoma
BACKGROUND Heliotropium indicum is used as a traditional remedy for hypertension in Ghana. The aim of the study was to evaluate the anti-glaucoma potential of an aqueous whole plant extract of H. indicum to manage experimentally-induced glaucoma. METHODS The percentage change in intraocular pressure (IOP), after inducing acute glaucoma (15 mLkg(-1) of 5 % dextrose, i.v.), in New Zealand White...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye and Vision
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2326-0254
DOI: 10.1186/s40662-015-0027-1