In vivo and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of red clover Trifolium pratense dry extract

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 176-180

  Ramos, Graziele P ^a   Apel, Miriam A ^a   Morais, Cláudia B ^a   Ceolato, Paula C ^a   Schapoval, Elfrides E S ^a   Dall'Agnol, Miguel ^a   Zuanazzi, José A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Trifolium pratense isoflavones anti inflammatory chemotaxis leukocyte migration rat paw edema

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; PLACEBO; RED CLOVER EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; RED CLOVER;

EID: 83155192398     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000200     Document Type: Article

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