Antimicrobial efficacy and tissue reaction of Euphorbia hirta ethanolic extract oncanine wounds

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 31, 2010, Pages 5028-5031

  Akinrinmade, J F ^a   Oyeleye, O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Canine wounds; Efficacy; Euphorbia hirta; Tissue reaction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SKIN INCISION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; TISSUE REACTION; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77956105648     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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