Effects of aqueous extracts of Satureja hortensis L. on rhinosinusitis treatment in rabbit

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 225-228

  Uslu, Celil ^a   Karasen, R Murat ^a   Sahin, Fikrettin ^b   Taysi, Seyithan ^a   Akcay, Fatih ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

NOS; NO ; Rabbit model of rhinosinusitis; Satureja hortensis

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SATUREJA HORTENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PLANT; RABBIT; RHINITIS; RHINOSINUSITIS; SATUREJA HORTENSIS; SAVORY; SINUSITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

SATUREJA HORTENSIS;

EID: 0042831189     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00236-8     Document Type: Article

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