Is mud an anti-inflammatory?;¿Es el fango un antiinflamatorio?

Anales de Medicina Interna

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 352-353

  Giacomino, M I ^a   De Michele, Daniel F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ENTRE RÍOS   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fangotherapy; Mud; Mud bath; Mud baths; Peat therapy; Peloid; Pelotherapy

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTHRITIS; CARTILAGE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MUD THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; TEMPERATURE STRESS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MUD THERAPY;

EID: 38549177939     PISSN: 02127199     EISSN: 02127199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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