Antinociceptive and antipyretic activities of Amaranthus viridis linn. In different experimental models

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 397-402

  Ashok kumar, B S ^a   Lakshman, K ^b   Jayaveera, N K ^c   Sheshadri Shekar, D ^a   Vivek, C ^a  

^a Sri KV College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^c JNTUA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Acetic acid Writhing test; Amaranthus viridis; Antinociceptive activity; Antipyretic activity; Hot plate test

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955168937     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1002397K     Document Type: Article

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