Antiinflammatory effects of Cordia myxa fruit on experimentally induced colitis in rats

Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 391-396

  Al Awadi, Farida M ^a   Srikumar, T S ^a   Anim, J T ^a   Khan, Islam ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Colitis; Cordia myxa; Myeloperoxidase activity; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; COPPER; CORDIA MYXA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; IRON; MANGANESE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLITIS; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BORAGINACEAE; COLITIS; COLON; FRUIT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIVER; MALE; PEROXIDASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANIMALIA; CORDIA; CORDIA MYXA;

EID: 0034999431     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(01)00517-2     Document Type: Article

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