Protective effect of Withania somnifera root powder in relation to lipid peroxidation, antioxidant status, glycoproteins and bone collagen on adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-164

  Rasool, M ^a   Varalakshmi, P ^b  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Adjuvant induced arthritis; Indomethacin; Withania somnifera root powder

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FREUND ADJUVANT; GLYCOPROTEIN; LIPID PEROXIDE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; INDOMETHACIN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; WITHANIA;

EID: 33947632348     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2006.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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