Wound healing activity of Cassia occidentalis L. in albino Wistar rats

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Sheeba, M ^a   Emmanuel, S ^b   Revathi, K ^c   Ignacimuthu, S ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^b Loyola Academy Degree and PG College Secunderabad   (India)

^c ETHIRAJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN   (India)

Author keywords

C. occidentalis; Chrysophanol; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOPHANIC ACID; SENNA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG MECHANISM; EPITHELIZATION; GRANULATION TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SENNA; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 75449114679     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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