Wound healing and antioxidant activities of Morinda citrifolia leaf extract in rats

Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-52

  Rasal, Vijaykumar Pandurang ^a   Sinnathambi, Arulmozhi ^b   Ashok, Purnima ^c   Yeshmaina, Sridhar ^a  

^a Karnatak Lingayat Education Society   (India)

^b Allana College of Pharmacy   (India)

^c A Constituent Unit of KLE Academy of Higher Education Research   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Lipid peroxidation; Morinda citrifolia; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIPID PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67649659891     PISSN: 17352657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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