Antioxidant and cytoprotective properties of infusions from leaves and inflorescences of achillea collina becker ex rchb

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 540-545

  Giorgi, Annamaria ^a   Bombelli, Raffaella ^b   Luini, Alessandra ^b   Speranza, Giovanna ^a   Cosentino, Marco ^b   Lecchini, Sergio ^b   Cocucci, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achillea collina (yarrow); Antioxidant capacity; Cytoprotection; Lipid peroxidation; PC12 cell line; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA COLLINA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA COLLINA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLORESCENCE; INFUSION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; ANIMAL; CELL STRAIN; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; MEDICINAL PLANT;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA COLLINA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM;

ACHILLEA; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CYTOPROTECTION; FLOWERS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PC12 CELLS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS;

EID: 64549124800     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2679     Document Type: Article

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