Effects of Acacia honey on wound healing in various rat models

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 583-586

  Iftikhar, F ^a   Arshad, M ^b   Rasheed, F ^b   Amraiz, D ^b   Anwar, P ^b   Gulfraz, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acacia honey; Honey; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ACACIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BURN; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIZATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; HONEY; INCISION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN DEFECT; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

ACACIA; ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BURNS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; HONEY; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

ACACIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77951587954     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2990     Document Type: Article

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