Wound healing activity of flower extract of calendula officinalis

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-80

  Preethi, Korengath C ^a   Kuttan, Ramadasan ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Calendula officinalis; hexosamine; hydroxy proline; wound healing

Indexed keywords

CALENDULA EXTRACT; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; HEXOSAMINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; FLOWER; MARIGOLD; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN INJURY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CALENDULA; CAROTENOIDS; FEMALE; FLOWERS; HEXOSAMINES; HYDROXYPROLINE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 65549097774     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2009.20.1.73     Document Type: Article

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