Evaluation of the safety and antioxidant activities of Crocus sativus and Propolis ethanolic extracts

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-21

  Ramadan, A ^a   Soliman, G ^b   Mahmoud, Sawsan S ^c   Nofal, Salwa M ^c   Abdel Rahman, Rehab F ^c  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Antioxidant; Crocus sativus; Propolis; Rats; Sub chronic toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867910018     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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