Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of plant lipids containing α-linolenic acid

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 453-456

  Singh, Surender ^a   Nair, Vinod ^a   Jain, Sweety ^a   Gupta, Y K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; Eicosanoids; Glycine max; Linum usitatissimum; Ocimum sanctum; Paw edema

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; RATTUS;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LINOLENIC ACID; LINSEED OIL; SOYBEAN OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASIL; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; LINSEED OIL; MALE; OCIMUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; RATS; SOYBEAN OIL;

EID: 50349100819     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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