Antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities of oregano extract

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-173

  Yoshino, Kyoji ^a   Higashi, Naoki ^b   Koga, Kunimasa ^c  

^a NUMAZU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Metropolitan Coll   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact hypersensitivity; Gastritis; Inflammation; Mouse; Oregano; Peroxidase

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PEROXIDASE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GASTRITIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 33645521352     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.52.169     Document Type: Article

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