Effects of honey on inflammation and nitric oxide production in Wistar rats

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-452

  Owoyele, Bamidele Victor ^a   Adenekan, Omosunkanmi Toyin ^a   Soladoye, Ayodele Olufemi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Honey; Inflammation; Nitric oxide; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARGININE; CARRAGEENAN; FORMALDEHYDE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HONEY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT;

ANIMALS; HONEY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 79955438068     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20110415     Document Type: Article

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