Evaluation of antiallergic activity (type I hypersensitivity) of Inula racemosa in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 235-241

  Srivastava, Salil ^a   Gupta, P P ^b   Prasad, Rajendra ^a   Dixit, K S ^a   Palit, G ^b   Ali, B ^a   Misra, Gopal ^c   Saxena, R C ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antiallergic; Inula racemosa; Mast cell degranulation; Passive cutaneous anaphylaxix

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OVALBUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INULA RACEMOSA; LD 50; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PASSIVE SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INULA; INULIN; MALE; MAST CELLS; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; PASSIVE CUTANEOUS ANAPHYLAXIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS;

EID: 0033018489     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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