The effect of topical extract of Momordica charantia (bitter gourd) on wound healing in nondiabetic rats and in rats with diabetes induced by streptozotocin

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 815-822

  Teoh, S L ^a   Latiff, A A ^a   Das, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PUNCH BIOPSY; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; WOUND; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 70349490417     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03117.x     Document Type: Article

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