Anti-inflammatory activity of the venom from samsum ants pachycondyla sennaarensis

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 115-118

  Dkhil, M A ^a   Abdel Baki, A S ^a   Al Quraishi, S ^a   Al Khalifa, M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Samsum ant; Venom; Xylene induced ear swelling

Indexed keywords

ANT VENOM; DICLOFENAC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OTITIS; THICKNESS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77951189308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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