Inhibition of peripheral blood neutrophil oxidative burst in periodontitis patients with a homeopathic medication Traumeel S

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 284-291

  Žilinskas, Juozas ^a   Žekonis, Jonas ^b   Žekonis, Gediminas ^b   Šadzevičiene, Renata ^b   Sapragoniene, Marija ^b   Navickaite, Justina ^b   Barzdžiukaite, Ingrida ^b  

^a STOMATOLOGIJA Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal   (Lithuania)

^b LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Lucigenin; Luminol; Neutrophils; Superoxide anion; Traumeel S

Indexed keywords

HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; LUCIGENIN; LUMINOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; TRAUMEEL S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; OXIDATION; PERIODONTITIS; RESPIRATORY BURST;

EID: 79955936010     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/msm.881769     Document Type: Article

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