Evaluation of wound-healing potency of Vernonia arborea Hk.

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 223-226

  Manjunatha, B K ^a   Vidya, S M ^a   Rashmi, K V ^a   Mankani, K L ^b   Shilpa, H J ^a   Jagadeesh Singh, S D ^b  

^a SRNMN College of Applied Sciences   (India)

^b NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Skin breaking strength; Wound contraction; Wound models

Indexed keywords

GUM TRAGACANTH; HYDROXYPROLINE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA ARBOREA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SKIN EPITHELIUM; SKIN INCISION; SPECIES COMPARISON; TENSILE STRENGTH; VERNONIA; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 23844492748     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.16567     Document Type: Article

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