Anti-inflammatory activity of Crinum asiaticum plant and its effect on bradykinin-induced contractions on isolated uterus

Immunopharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 311-316

  Samud, Awatef M ^a   Asmawi, M Zaini ^a   Sharma, Jagdish N ^a   Yusof, Ahmad Pauzi M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Bradykinin responses; C. asiaticum; Carrageenan oedema; Rat uterus

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CARRAGEENAN; CRINUM ASIATICUM EXTRACT; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM CONTRACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRADYKININ; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MALAYSIA; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0032735459     PISSN: 01623109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0162-3109(99)00132-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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