Safety and toxicological evaluation of Aflapin®: A novel Boswellia-derived anti-inflammatory product

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 556-563

  Krishnaraju, A V ^a   Sundararaju, D ^a   Vamsikrishna, U ^a   Suryachandra, R ^a   MacHiraju, G ^a   Sengupta, K ^a   Trimurtulu, G ^a  

^a Unit I   (India)

Author keywords

Acute dermal toxicity; Acute oral toxicity; Aflapin; Anti inflammatory; Boswellia serrata; New Zealand albino rabbit; Primary eye irritation; Primary skin irritation; Sprague Dawley rat; Sub acute toxicity

Indexed keywords

AFLAPIN; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOSWELLIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SAFETY; SKIN IRRITATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; BOSWELLIA; EATING; EYE; FEMALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SKIN IRRITANCY TESTS; TOXICITY TESTS; TRITERPENES;

ANIMALIA; BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA SERRATA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77958601726     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2010.497978     Document Type: Article

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