Effect of Alpinia calcarata rhizomes on ethanol - Induced gastric ulcers in rats

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 4, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 226-231

  Arambewela, L S R ^a   Arawwawala, L D A M ^a   Ratnasooriya, W D ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Acidity; Alpinia calcarata; Antihistamine activity; Gastroprotection; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALPINIA CALCARATA EXTRACT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CIMETIDINE; CREATININE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ALOPECIA; ALPINIA; ALPINIA CALCARATA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; LACRIMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHIZOME; SALIVATION; STOMACH INJURY; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH PH; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS; TOXICOLOGY; TREMOR; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URTICARIA;

EID: 74049160860     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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