STUDY OF TRIDAX LEAF EXTRACT ON CHICK EMBRYO VITELLINE BLOOD VESSELS
KISHOR DHANJI PENDHARKAR *
Department of Zoology, Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune, India.
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Abstract
A plant Tridax procumbens (Linn.) is very commonly used as an herbal medicine to stop bleeding and in healing of wounds. In embryogenesis angiogenesis play an important role on embryonic development. The effect of leaf extract of Tridax procumbens is studied using the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay in vivo. The present work deals with angiogenesis, anti-angiogenesis and histological study of newly forming vitelline blood vessels. The histological study revealed that the thickening effect of endothelium and the tunica media of vitelline veins is due to leaf extract of Tridax procumbens.
Keywords: Chick embryo, Tridax procumbens, anti-angiogenesis