Immunomodulatory activity of extracts from Cordia superba Cham. and Cordia rufescens A. DC. (Boraginaceae), plant species native from Brazilian Semi-arid

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-15

  Oliveira Costa, José Fernando ^a   David, Juceni P L ^b   David, Jorge M ^b   Giulietti, Ana M ^c   Queiroz, Luciano P ^c   Santos, Ricardo R ^a   Soares, Milena Botelho P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boraginaceae; Cordia; Immunomodulatory activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 42249097539     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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