Azadirachta indica attenuates colonic mucosal damage in experimental colitis induced by trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 602-606

  Gautam, M K ^a   Goel, Shalini ^b   Ghatule, R R ^a   Singh, A ^a   Joshi, V K ^c   Goel, R K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Medanta The Medicity ^*  (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Azadirachta indica; Free radicals; Myeloperoxidase; TNBS colitis

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EXPERIMENTAL COLITIS; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALING; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84890520507     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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