Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory properties of Chlorophora excelsa stem bark extract

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 746-748

  Olajide, Olumayokun A ^a   Kolawole, Oyetunji T ^b   Fagbohun, Temitope R ^c   Ajayi, Franklin F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute inflammation; Anti inflammatory; Chlorophora excelsa; Chronic inflammation; Extract; Topical inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; CHLOROPHORA EXCELSA EXTRACT; CROTON OIL; HYDROCORTISONE; INDOMETACIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHLOROPHORA EXCELSA; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; TREE; TREE TRUNK;

ANIMALIA; CHLOROPHORA EXCELSA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 33644769053     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200500406388     Document Type: Article

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