In vivo effect of casticin on acute inflammation

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 573-576

  Lin, Shan ^a,b   Zhang, Hong ^b   Han, Ting ^b   Wu, Jin Zhong ^a   Rahman, Khalid ^c   Qin, Lu Ping ^b  

^a FUJIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Casticin; Fructus viticis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CASTICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; OVALBUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX ROTUNDIFOLIA EXTRACT; XYLENE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FRUIT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OTITIS; PAW EDEMA; RAT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; EDEMA; FLAVONOIDS; INFLAMMATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 34648822718     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20070520     Document Type: Article

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