The potential effect of the extract of crocus sativus and safranal on the total and differential white blood cells of ovalbumin-sensitized Guinea pigs

Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 249-255

  Bayrami, G ^a   Boskabady, M H ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asthma; Crocus sativus; Inflammation; Safranal; Sensitization; Wbc

Indexed keywords

CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; DEXAMETHASONE; DRINKING WATER; OVALBUMIN; SAFRANAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EOSINOPHIL; EXPERIMENTAL GUINEA PIG; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84873396878     PISSN: 17355362     EISSN: 17359414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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