Anti-allergic activity of some selected plants in the genus Boesenbergia and Kaempferia

Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-304

  Madaka, Fameera ^a   Tewtrakul, Supinya ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anti allergic activity; RBL 2H3 cells; Zingiberaceae

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053215822     PISSN: 01253395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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