Effect of picrorrhiza rhizoma on dinitrofluorobenzene-induced contact dermatitis (type I allergy)

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-242

  Park, Ji Ha ^a   Lee, Sang Nam ^a   Ku, Sae Kwang ^a  

^a Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2,4 dinitrofluorobenzene; Atopy; Contact dermatitis; Mouse; Picrorrhiza Rhizoma

Indexed keywords

1 FLUORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; OVALBUMIN; PICRORRHIZA RHIZOMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EAR; EPIDERMIS; EVALUATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PICRORRHIZA RHIZOMA; SCRATCHING; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

MUS;

EID: 69749101532     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2008.16.3.237     Document Type: Article

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