Studies on the anti-allergic activity of Mikania glomerata

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-24

  Fierro, Iolanda M ^a   Borges Da Silva, Ana Cristina ^a   Da Silva Lopes, Carlos ^a   Soares De Moura, Roberto ^a   Barja Fidalgo, Christina ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti allergic activity; Anti inflammatory activity; Mikania glomerata, pleurisy; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOGENIC AMINE; CARRAGEENAN; HISTAMINE; OVALBUMIN; SEROTONIN; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLEURISY; PROVOCATION TEST; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASTERACEAE; COUMARINS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLEURISY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0344780786     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00151-2     Document Type: Article

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