Effect of fruit extract of Fragaria vesca L. on experimentally induced inflammatory bowel disease in albino rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-21

  Kanodia, Lalit ^a   Borgohain, Mondita ^a   Das, Swranamoni ^a  

^a ASSAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Colitis; Fragaria vesca; transrectal

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; FRAGARIA VESCA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GUM ARABIC; MESALAZINE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRAWBERRY;

EID: 78951470122     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.75660     Document Type: Article

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