Anti-inflammatory activity of the aqueous extract of ficus deltoidea

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-97

  Zakaria, Z A ^a   Hussain, M K ^a   Mohamad, A S ^a   Abdullah, F C ^b   Sulaiman, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Universiti Industri Selangor   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

anti inflammatory; aqueous extract; Ficus deltoidea; Moraceae

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; FICUS; MALE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FICUS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WATER;

EID: 84856263293     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800410395378     Document Type: Article

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