Anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic activities of earthworm extract-Lampito mauritii (Kinberg)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 330-332

  Balamurugan, M ^a   Parthasarathi, K ^a   Cooper, E L ^b   Ranganathan, L S ^c  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VLB Janakiammal College of Arts and Science   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Anti pyretic; Earthworm extract; Therapeutic agent

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; EARTHWORM EXTRACT; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; PARACETAMOL; TURPENTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EARTHWORM; FEVER; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; LAMPITO MAURITII; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; OLIGOCHAETA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

LAMPITO MAURITII; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 58049200540     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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