Wound healing activity of root extracts of Berberis lyceum Royle in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 589-591

  Asif, A ^a   Kakub, G ^a   Mehmood, S ^b   Khunum, R ^a   Gulfraz, M ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Berberis lyceum; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BERBERIS LYCEUM EXTRACT; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BERBERIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; WATER; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; BERBERIS; RATTUS;

EID: 34250360970     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2110     Document Type: Article

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