Free radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory properties of Lagerstroemia speciosa (L)

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 182-187

  Priya, T T ^a   Sabu, M C ^a   Jolly, C I ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Carrageenan; Formalin; Lagerstroemia speciosa

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; DICLOFENAC; LAGERSTROEMIA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LAGERSTROEMIA SPECIOSA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYTHRACEAE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARRAGEENAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; INFLAMMATION; LAGERSTROEMIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 51349102518     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-008-7002-6     Document Type: Article

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