The effect of the extract of Crocus sativus and its constituent safranal, on lung pathology and lung inflammation of ovalbumin sensitized guinea-pigs

Phytomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 904-911

  Boskabady, M H ^a   Tabatabaee, A ^a   Byrami, G ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asthma; Crocus sativus; Histamine; Inflammation; Pathological changes; Safranal; Sensitization; WBC

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; DEXAMETHASONE; DRINKING WATER; HISTAMINE; OVALBUMIN; SAFRANAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC AIRWAY INFLAMMATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CROCUS SATIVUS; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; GUINEA PIG; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CROCUS; CYCLOHEXENES; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HISTAMINE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; OVALBUMIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 84864407644     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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