Platelet aggregation inducing activity of Ficus racemosa stem bark extracts

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-330

  Ahmed, Faiyaz ^a,c   Kumar, M S ^b   Urooj, Asna ^c   Kemparaju, K ^d  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b Government College for Women   (India)

^c Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition ^*  (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADRENALIN; COAGULATING AGENT; COLLAGEN; FICUS RACEMOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BARK; COLD AQUEOUS EXTRACT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACT; FICUS RACEMOSA; HOT AQUEOUS EXTRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANT STEM; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

EID: 84878688590     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.103692     Document Type: Letter

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