Biochemical model reactions indicative of inflammatory processes / Activities of extracts from fraxinus excelsior and populus tremula

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 362-372

  Schempp, Harald ^a   Weiser, Dieter ^b   Elstner, Erich F ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Fa Steigerwald   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Fraxinus excelsior; Phytodolor , protection from oxidative damage; Plant drugs; Populus tremula; Reactive oxygen species; Solidago virgaurea

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR EXTRACT; PHYTODOLOR; PLANT EXTRACT; POPULUS TREMULA EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SOLIDAGO VIRGAUREA EXTRACT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFLAMMATION; NITRATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0033995081     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1300215     Document Type: Article

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