Hepatoprotective potential of extracts from seeds of Areca catechu and nutgalls of Quercus infectoria

Molecules

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4987-5000

  Pithayanukul, Pimolpan ^a   Nithitanakool, Saruth ^a   Bavovada, Rapepol ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Areca catechu L.; Hepatoprotective activity; Quercus infectoria Oliv

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849143161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14124987     Document Type: Article

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