In vitro biological activity of Salvia leriifolia Benth essential oil relevant to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Oleo Science

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 443-446

  Loizzo, Monica Rosa ^a   Menichini, Federica ^a   Tundis, Rosa ^a   Bonesi, Marco ^a   Conforti, Filomena ^a   Nadjafi, Farsad ^b   Statti, Giancarlo Antonio ^a   Frega, Natale Giuseppe ^c   Menichini, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholinesterase inhibition; Essential oil; GC MS; NO production inhibition; Salvia leriifolia

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149161763     PISSN: 13458957     EISSN: 13473352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5650/jos.58.443     Document Type: Article

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