Anti-inflammatory effect of alcoholic stinging nettle extract in male NMRI rats

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 46-53

  Khalili, M ^a   Sahraee, H ^b   Hassanpour Ezati, M ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Rats; Stinging nettle

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETONE; EVANS BLUE; FORMALDEHYDE; SODIUM SULFATE; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; XYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; EAR; INFLAMMATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; OTITIS; PAW EDEMA; PERITONEUM; PERITONITIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URTICA DIOICA; WRIST;

RATTUS; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 37349054690     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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