Wound healing and anti-oxidant activities of the fruit pulp of Limonia acidissima linn (Rutaceae) in rats

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-230

  Ilango, K ^a   Chitra, V ^a  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Hydroxyproline; Limonia acidissima; Wound healing; Wound models

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; LIMONIA ACIDISSIMA EXTRACT; METHANOL; NITROFURAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIMONIA ACIDISSIMA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77954150509     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v9i3.56281     Document Type: Article

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