Comparative antipyretic activity of methanolic extracts of some species of Amaranthus

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Ashok Kumar, Bagepalli Srinivas ^a   Lakshman, Kuruba ^b   Jayaveera, K N ^c  

^a Sri KV College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^c JNTUA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus caudatus linn; Amaranthus spinosus linn; Amaranthus viridis linn; Antipyretic; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; FEVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; VALIDATION PROCESS; YEAST;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84857950190     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60121-4     Document Type: Article

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