Evaluation of Myrtus communis Linn. berries (common myrtle) in experimental ulcer models in rats

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 935-944

  Sumbul, Sabiha ^a   Mohd Aftab Ahmad, ^a   Asif, Mohd ^a   Saud, Ibne ^b   Akhtar, Mohd ^c  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^c HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ethanol ulceration; gastric ulcer; indomethacin induced ulceration; Myrtus communis Linn berries; pyloric ligation ulceration

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; INDOMETACIN; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; OMEPRAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS LIGATION; RAT; STOMACH; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH MUCUS; STOMACH PH; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; STOMACH WALL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FRUIT; GASTRIC JUICE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MYRTUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH; STOMACH ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77958600631     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110364154     Document Type: Article

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