Anti-inflammatory activity of natural and synthetic curcuminoids

Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-106

  Anto, Ruby John ^a   Kuttan, Girija ^a   Babu, K V Dinesh ^b   Rajasekharan, K N ^a   Kuttan, Ramadasan ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA;

EID: 0031937942     PISSN: 14608081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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