Wound healing activity of Ocimum sanctum linn with supportive role of antioxidant enzymes

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-168

  Shetty, Somashekar ^a   Udupa, Saraswati ^a   Udupa, Laxminarayana ^a   Somayaji, Nagabhushana ^a  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Ocimum sanctum; Wound healing activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; COLLAGEN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; EPITHELIZATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCISION; MALE; NONHUMAN; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; MALE; OCIMUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33646694758     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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