Investigation on anti-inflammatory and antiulcer activities of Anchusa azurea extracts and their major constituent rosmarinic acid

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 67 C, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 360-366

  Kuruuzum Uz, Ayse ^a   Suleyman, Halis ^b   Cadirci, Elif ^b   Guvenalp, Zuhal ^b   Omur Demirezer, L ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anchusa azurea; Anti inflammatory; Rosmarinic acid

Indexed keywords

ANCHUSA AZUREA; BORAGINACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 84866945231     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2012-7-802     Document Type: Article

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