Comparison between plethysmometer and micrometer methods to measure acute paw oedema for screening anti-inflammatory activity in mice

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-94

  Sharma, Jagdish N ^a   Samud, Awatef M ^b   Asmawi, M Zaini ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carrageenan; Indomethacin; Inflammation; Mice; Micrometer; Paw oedema; Plethysmometer

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; INDOMETACIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE DELETION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; EDEMA; MALE; MICE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 1942455441     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856004773121400     Document Type: Article

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