Influence of aloe vera on the healing of dermal wounds in diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-201

  Chithra, P ^a   Sajithlal, G B ^a   Chandrakasan, Gowri ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Dermal wounds; Diabetes

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; COLLAGEN; HEXOSAMINE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA CONTENT; EPITHELIZATION; GRANULATION TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; SKIN INJURY; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

ALOE; ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DNA; HEXOSAMINES; MALE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031964730     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00124-4     Document Type: Article

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