Rat models of acute inflammation: A randomized controlled study on the effects of homeopathic remedies

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Conforti, Anita ^a   Bellavite, Paolo ^a   Bertani, Simone ^a   Chiarotti, Flavia ^b   Menniti Ippolito, Francesca ^b   Raschetti, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; ATROPA BELLADONNA EXTRACT; CARRAGEENAN; HAMAMELIS EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; LACHESIS EXTRACT; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATROPA BELLADONNA; BEE EXTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EDEMA; HOMEOPATHY; HONEYBEE; INFLAMMATION; LACHESIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE-PHASE REACTION; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; GRANULOMA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33846826937     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-7-1     Document Type: Article

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