Antiulcerogenic effects of coconut (Cocos nucifera) extract in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 970-972

  Nneli, R O ^a   Woyike, O A ^a,b  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gastric mucosal damage; Indomethacin; Mean ulcer area; Ulcer inhibition rate; Water extract

Indexed keywords

ANTIULCER AGENT; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; INDOMETACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SUCRALFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; COCONUT; COCONUT MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; COCOS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FRUIT; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; NIGERIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER; SUCRALFATE; WOUND HEALING;

COCOS NUCIFERA; RATTUS;

EID: 48749128262     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2318     Document Type: Article

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