Antiulcer activity of methanolic extract and fractions of Picralima nitida seeds(Apocynacaea) in rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-15

  Mathew, Okonta Jegbefume ^a   Ogochukwu, Adibe Maxwell ^a   Michael, Ubaka Chukwuemeka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antiulcer; Aspirin pylorus ligation; Picralima nitida; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIULCER AGENT; CHLOROFORM; CIMETIDINE; GLYCOSIDE; METHANOL; PICRALIMA NITIDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; FRACTIONATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PICRALIMA NITIDA; PLANT SEED; RAT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PH; STOMACH SECRETION; STOMACH ULCER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTACIDS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; APOCYNACEAE; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; GASTRIC EMPTYING; MASS SCREENING; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651418572     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60023-0     Document Type: Article

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