Evaluation of the antiasthmatic activity of leaves of Vitex negundo

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-86

  Patel, Jignesh ^a   Shah, Samir ^a   Deshpande, Shrikalp ^a   Shah, Gaurang ^a  

^a K B INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Asthma; BAL fluid; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BICARBONATE; DEXAMETHASONE; DYE; OVALBUMIN; PETROLEUM ETHER; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIASTHMATIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 77953405052     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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