Comparative ultrastructural analyses of platelets and fibrin networks using the murine model of asthma

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-114

  Pretorius, E ^a   Ekpo, O E ^a   Smit, E ^a  

^a Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Balb c murine asthma model; Euphorbia hirta; Fibrin; Platelets; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; FIBRIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PSEUDOPODIUM; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 34548652703     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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