Effect of emu oil on auricular inflammation induced with croton oil in mice

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1558-1561

  López, Alfonso ^a   Sims, David E ^a   Ablett, Richard F ^b   Skinner, Ronald E ^b   Léger, Lori W ^b   Lariviere, Carolyn M ^a   Jamieson, Lara A ^a   Martínez Burnes, Julio ^a   Zawadzka, Gosia G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b PEI Food Technology Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROTON OIL; EMU OIL; OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTERNAL EAR; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CROTON OIL; DROMAIIDAE; EMOLLIENTS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICE; OILS; OTITIS;

ANIMALIA; CROTON; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; PINNA; SUIDAE;

EID: 0345073225     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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