Effect of Cynodon dactylon and tenoxicam on the lysosomal enzyme activities in the cartilage tissue of osteoarthritic guinea pigs

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 141-146

  Poonguzhali, Kailash P ^a   Hariprasad, Chegu ^a   Chandrasekaran, Aorungunram N ^b   Gowri, Chandrakasan ^c   Ganesan, Nalini ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Cynodon dactylon; Lysosomal enzymes; Osteoarthritis; Tenoxicam

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031730575     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.24.141     Document Type: Article

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