Evaluation of analgesic, antipyretic and ulcerogenic effect of Withaferin A

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 52-56

  Sabina, Evan Prince ^a   Chandel, Sonal ^a   Rasool, Mahaboob Khan ^b  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antipyretic; Indomethacin; Ulcerogenic; Withaferin A; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; INDOMETACIN; WITHAFERIN A;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HOT PLATE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STOMACH ULCER; ULCEROGENESIS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANIMALIA; MUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 67649543734     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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