Antiinflammatory profile of Tridax procumbens in animal and fibroblast cell models

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 285-287

  Margaret, I ^a   Srinivasa, Reddy P ^a   Kaiser, Jamil ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Contraction; Epithelialization; Fibroblast; Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; Hydroxyproline; Oedema

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; COLLAGEN; DNA; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; IBUPROFEN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIZATION; FREEZE DRYING; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SKIN FIBROBLAST; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

TRIDAX PROCUMBENS;

EID: 0031873156     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199806)12:4<285::AID-PTR227>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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