Evaluation of the gastroprotective effect of Laurus nobilis seeds on ethanol induced gastric ulcer in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-14

  Afifi, F U ^a   Khalil, E ^a   Tamimi, S O ^a   Disi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Ethanol induced ulcer; Gastroprotective effect; Laurus nobilis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; STOMACH ULCER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; OILS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SEEDS; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0030930665     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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