Antiulcer activity of methanolic extract of Momordica charantia L. in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 464-469

  Alam, Samsul ^a   Asad, Mohammed ^a   Asdaq, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin ^a   Prasad, V Satya ^b  

^a KRUPANIDHI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b MNR Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Cucurbitaceae; Duodenal ulcer; Gastric cytoprotection; Gastric secretion; Gastric ulcer; Momordica charantia L.

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CATALASE; COLLAGEN; INDOMETACIN; MERCAPTAMINE; METHANOL; MISOPROSTOL; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MUCIN; PEPSIN A; PROTEIN; RANITIDINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PYLORUS LIGATION; RAT; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH PH; STOMACH ULCER; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DUODENAL ULCER; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MUCINS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER;

CUCURBITACEAE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RATTUS;

EID: 67349100131     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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