Evaluation of immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects and phytochemical screening of Alternanthera tenella Colla (Amaranthaceae) aqueous extracts

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 569-577

  Biella, Carla De Agostino ^a   Salvador, Marcos José ^b   Dias, Diones Aparecida ^a   Dias Baruffi, Marcelo ^a   Pereira Crott, Luciana Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alternanthera tenella; Amaranthaceae; Anti inflammatory; B lymphocyte; Immunomodulation; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ALTERNANTHERA TENELLA; AMARANTHACEAE; MUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 54349088036     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000600010     Document Type: Article

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