Antioxidant properties of Lunularia cruciata (Bryophyta) extract

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 555-566

  Ielpo, M T L ^a   De Sole, P ^b   Basile, A ^c   Moscatiello, V ^a   Laghi, E ^a   Castaldo Cobianchi, R ^c   Vuotto, M L ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; LUMINOL; LUNULARIA CRUCIATA EXTRACT; OXYGEN RADICAL; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYMOSAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LUNULARIA CRUCIATA;

EID: 0031754490     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923979809031516     Document Type: Article

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