In vitro effects of aqueous seeds extract of Acacia cyanophylla on the opsonized zymosan-induced superoxide anions production by rat polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 159-165

  El Abbouyi, Ahmed ^a   Toumi, Mina ^a   El Hachimi, Youssef ^a   Jossang, Akino ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Acacia cyanophylla; Polymorphonuclear leukocytes; Superoxide anions generation

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CYANOPHYLLA EXTRACT; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; DICLOFENAC; LIGNIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SUPEROXIDE; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYMOSAN;

ACACIA; ACACIA CYANOPHYLLA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PLANT SEED; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURISY; RAT;

ACACIA CYANOPHYLLA;

EID: 1442277691     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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