Biological activity of Rubia cordifolia and isolation of an active principle

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-49

  Gutpa, P P ^a   Srimal, R C ^a   Verma, Neeraj ^a,b   Tandon, J S ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b National Defence Academy ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Dehydro lapchone; Furomollugin; Mast cell degranulation; Mollugin; P388; Passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; Rubia cordifolia

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; RAT; RUBIACEAE;

ANIMALIA; RUBIA; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0032803450     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.37.1.46.6322     Document Type: Article

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