Anti-inflammatory activity of sodium pyruvate - A physiological antioxidant

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-104

  Gupta, S K ^a   Rastogi, S ^a   Prakash, Jai ^a   Joshi, Sujata ^a   Gupta, Y K ^a   Awor, Len ^a   Verma, S D ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinflammatory; Carrageenan; Friend's adjuvant; Paw edema; Sodium pyruvate

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARRAGEENAN; DICLOFENAC; FREUND ADJUVANT; PYRUVATE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARRAGEENAN; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOOT; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; MALE; PYRUVIC ACID; RATS;

EID: 0033973650     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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