Antiinflammatory activity of Anthurium cerrocampanense croat in rats and mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-248

  Segura, Laura ^a   Vila, Roser ^a   Gupta, Mahabir P ^b   Espósito Avella, Mario ^b   Adzet, Tomás ^a   Cañigueral, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

Author keywords

Anthurium cerrocampanense; Antiinflammatory activity; Araceae; Rat paw edema

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; CROTON OIL; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXTRAN; INDOMETACIN; METHYSERGIDE; NAPROXEN; PLANT EXTRACT; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR DERIVATIVE; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANAMA; PAW EDEMA; RAT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTHURIUM CERROCAMPANENSE;

EID: 0031878071     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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