Evaluation of the anti-ulcer activity of NR-ANX-C (a polyherbal formulation) in aspirin & pyloric ligature induced gastric ulcers in albino rats

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 218-223

  Nair, Vinod ^a,b   Arjuman, Albina ^a   Gopalakrishna, H N ^a   Dorababu, P ^a   Mirshad, P V ^a   Bhargavan, Divya ^a   Chatterji, Dipsanker ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Camellia sinensis; Gastric ulcer; Ocimum sanctum; Shilajit; Triphala; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIULCER AGENT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; NR ANX C; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; OMEPRAZOLE; RANITIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; NR-ANX-C; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SCREENING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PYLORUS; RAT; SHILAJITH; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH MUCUS; STOMACH PH; STOMACH ULCER; TEA; TRIPHALA; ULCEROGENESIS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; RAT STRAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ASPIRIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; STOMACH ULCER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 77956091633     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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