Effect of ripe fruit pulp extract of Cucurbita pepo Linn. in aspirin induced gastric and duodenal ulcer in rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 639-645

  Sarkar, Sentu ^a   Guha, Debjani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Aspirin; Cucurbita pepo; Gastric and Duodenal ulcer; Mucosal thickness; Ulcer index

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO; RATTUS;

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIULCER AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SQUASH; STOMACH ULCER;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ASPIRIN; CUCURBITA; DUODENAL ULCER; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 67549131073     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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