Wound healing activity of methanolic extract of leaves of Achyranthes aspera Linn using in vivo and in vitro model - A preliminary study

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 969-972

  Barua, Chandana C ^a   Begum, Shameem A ^a,b   Talukdar, Archana ^a,b   Pathak, Debesh C ^a,b   Sarma, Dilip K ^a,b   Bora, Rumi S ^a,c  

^a ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology ^*  (India)

^c Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidyalaya Evum Go Anusandhan Sansthan   (India)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera; Chorioallantoic membrane model; Excision wound; Incision wound

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; RATTUS;

EID: 78649553636     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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