Herbex-kid inhibits immediate hypersensitivity reactions in mice and rats

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-294

  Kumar, Anil ^a   Prasad, Rawal ^a   Jogge, Nanjan Mulla ^a   Bhojraj, Suresh ^a   Emerson, Solomon F ^b   Prabakar, S ^b  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b Herbal Division of Apex Laboratories   (India)

Author keywords

Antiallergic; Herbex kid; Mast cell stabilization; Type I hypersensitivity reaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; COMPOUND 48-80; CYPROHEPTADINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HERBEX KID; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; OVALBUMIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM CONTRACTION; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MESENTERY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOSE ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN PRURITUS; SNEEZING; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 51849113811     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem034     Document Type: Article

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