Gastro-protective effect of methanol extract of Ficus asperifolia bark on indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in rats

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-48

  Raji, Y ^a   Oyeyemi, W A ^a   Shittu, S T ^a   Bolarinwa A F , ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ficus asperifolia; Gastric ulcer; Gastro protection; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CATALASE; CIMETIDINE; INDOMETACIN; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SOLVENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARK; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FICUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; PH; RAT; SECRETION (PROCESS); STOMACH ACID; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH ULCER; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CIMETIDINE; CYTOPROTECTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FICUS; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; METHANOL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT BARK; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLVENTS; STOMACH ULCER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881255258     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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