Antioxidant and antipyretic studies on Pothos scandens L

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 889-899

  Sajeesh, Thankarajan ^a   Arunachalam, Karuppusamy ^a   Parimelazhagan, Tangaraj ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Flavonoids; Free radicals; Phenolics; Pothos scandens; Pyrexia

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ACETONE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; FERROUS ION; FLAVANOID; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; GLYCOSIDE; GUM ARABIC; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METAL CHELATE; METHANOL; MOLYBDENUM; NITRIC OXIDE; PARACETAMOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOMOLYBDENUM; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POTHOS SCANDENS EXTRACT; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE; TANNIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARACEAE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SCREENING; FEVER; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; POTHOS SCANDENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WISTAR ALBINO GLAXO RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTIPYRETICS; ARACEAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEVER; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TANNINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81155144653     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60214-9     Document Type: Article

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