Effect of Calendula officinalis flower extract on acute phase proteins, antioxidant defense mechanism and granuloma formation during thermal burns

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 58-64

  Chandran, Preethi K ^a   Kuttan, Ramadasan ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Antioxidant enzymes; Calendula officinalis; Granuloma tissue; Thermal injury

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COLLAGEN; GLUTATHIONE; HAPTOGLOBIN; HEXOSAMINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; MARIGOLD EXTRACT; OROSOMUCOID; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOWER; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN GRANULOMA; TISSUE INJURY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; RATTUS;

EID: 54949104340     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2008043     Document Type: Article

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