The in vitro effects of Hypericum species on human leukocyte myeloperoxidase activity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-92

  Pabuçcuoǧlu, Aysun ^a   Konyalioǧlu, Sibel ^a   Baş, Meral ^a   Meral, Gözde Elgin ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antiinflammatory activity; Hypericum species; Myeloperoxidase activity; Polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Indexed keywords

HYPERICUM EMPETRIFOLIUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM TRIQUETRIFOLIUM EXTRACT; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERICUM EMPETRIFOLIUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPERICUM TRIQUETRIFOLIUM; INHIBITION KINETICS; LEUKOCYTE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NORMAL HUMAN; PEROXIDATION;

HYPERICUM;

EID: 17444446609     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00117-X     Document Type: Article

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