Activity of phagocytes in the presence of the "Mais Vida" (more life) herbal remedy;Atividade funcional de fagócitos na presença do fitoterápico "Mais Vida"

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 26-32

  Correa V S C ^a   Maynie J C ^a   Franca E L ^a   Honorio Franca A C ^a  

^a Instituto de Ciências da Saúde   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anion superoxide; Medicinal plants; Phagocytes

Indexed keywords

ANION; DEXTRAN; FICOLL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; MAIS VIDA; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHAGOCYTE; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

ARCTIUM LAPPA; MAYTENUS ILICIFOLIA; ORBIGNIA; ROSA CENTIFOLIA; TABEBUIA AVELLANEDAE; THUJA; VERNONIA CONDENSATA;

EID: 33748790422     PISSN: 15160572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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