Spirulina - An overview

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages 9-15

  Ali, Shabana Kouser ^a   Saleh, Arabi Mohammed ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arthrospira; Cyanophyceae

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A; BILIRUBIN; FATTY ACID; MINERAL; PHYCOCYANIN; PIGMENT; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; VITAMIN; ZINC COMPLEX;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARSENIC POISONING; CELL DIVISION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMAN; KERATOSIS; LIFE CYCLE; MELANOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SPIRULINA MAXIMA; TRICHOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 84873507387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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