Effect of St. John's wort on free radical production

Life Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 181-190

  Hunt, Emily ^a   Lester, Cynthia ^a   Lester, Elizabeth ^a   Tackett, Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Depression; Free radical; Human tissue; St. John's wort; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN; LUCIGENIN; MOVANA; NATURE PLUS; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; VEIN;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; PERYLENE; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PLACENTA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY; SUPEROXIDES; TERPENES; TIRON; VEINS;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; TIRON;

EID: 0035371067     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01102-X     Document Type: Article

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