Anti-inflammatory activity of seed extracts of Pongamia pinnata in rat

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 355-358

  Singh, R K ^a   Pandey, B L ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

eicosanoids; inflammation; Pongamia pinnata

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; ICOSANOID; PLANT EXTRACT; PONGAMIA PINNATA; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRADYKININ; EDEMA; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SEEDS;

EID: 0029728979     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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