Anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and anti-ulcerogenic effects of shilajit on gastric ulcer in rats

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-39

  El Sayed, Mohamed I Kotb ^a   Amin, Hatem K ^a   Al Kaf, Ali G ^b  

^a Ein Helwan   (Egypt)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Anti microbial; Anti oxidant; Anti ulcer; Fulvic acid; Shilajit

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL; ANTI-OXIDANTS; ANTI-ULCER; FULVIC ACIDS; SHILAJIT;

ALUMINUM; BACTERIA; ORGANIC ACIDS; RATS; TISSUE;

DISEASES;

ALCOHOL; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; RANITIDINE; SHILAJEET; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOLIPEMIA; INDIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH ULCER; WOUND HEALING; YEMEN;

FUNGI; POSIBACTERIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84864693677     PISSN: 15533468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajbbsp.2012.26.39     Document Type: Article

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