Anti-inflammatory activity of licochalcone a isolated from Glycyrrhiza inflata

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 361-365

  Cui, Yongming ^a   Ao, Mingzhang ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Hu, Jing ^a   Yu, Longjiang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Glycyrrhiza inflata; Licochalcone A

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA INFLATA; MUS;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GLYCYRRHIZA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PLANT ROOT; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHALCONES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; GLYCYRRHIZA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 48249142823     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2008-5-609     Document Type: Article

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