Effect of Boophone disticha on human neutrophils

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 385-388

  Botha, E W ^a   Kahler, C P ^a   Du Plooy, W J ^a   Du Plooy, S H ^a   Mathibe, L ^a  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ATP extraction; Boophane disticha; Neutrophils; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; ALCOHOL; WATER;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BOOPHONE DISTICHA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPHIL; PLANT BULB; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PLANT TUBER; TIME;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; BOOPHANE DISTICHA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LILIACEAE; NEUTROPHILS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT TUBERS; SUPEROXIDES; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 21644454793     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.08.019     Document Type: Article

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