Anti-stress activity of hydro-alcoholic extract of Eugenia caryophyllus buds (clove)

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-31

  Singh, Anand Kumar ^a   Dhamanigi, Sunil S ^a   Asad, Mohammed ^a  

^a KRUPANIDHI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Anoxic stress; Anti stress; Cold restraint; Eugenia caryophyllus; Sound stress

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOSTERONE; EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEETRESS;

ACOUSTIC STRESS; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLOVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STOMACH ULCER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 64149123755     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.48889     Document Type: Article

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