Effect of rosuvastatin as an anti-inflammatory agent in albino rats

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 74-76

  Harish Kumar, V S ^a   Dwajani, S ^a   Gurjar, Dharmveer ^a   Patil, Umakant ^a   Vinodkumar, C S ^a  

^a S S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

And cotton pellet granuloma; Anti inflammatory; Rat paw edema; Rosuvastatin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ROSUVASTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLEIOTROPY; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 83455221397     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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