Antiulcer activity of aqueous extract of fruits of Momordica cymbalaria Hook f. in Wistar rats

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-61

  Dhasan, Bharathi ^a   Jegadeesan, M ^a   Kavimani, S ^a,b  

^a TAMIL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Antiulcer activity; Aqueous extract; Gastric ulcer; Momordica cymbalaria; Momordica tuberosa

Indexed keywords

ANTIULCER AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LANSOPRAZOLE; MOMORDICA CYMBALARIA EXTRACT; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA CYMBALARIA; NONHUMAN; RAT; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH MUCUS; STOMACH PH; STOMACH ULCER; STOMACH WALL;

EID: 77953433931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.60575     Document Type: Article

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