Role of berberine on schistosomiasis-inducted oxidative stress and damage in spleen of mice

Life Science Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 135-139

  Al Quraishy, Saleh ^a   Al Khalifa, Mohamed S ^a   Dkhil, Mohamed A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Berberine; Mice; Oxidative stress; Schistosoma mansoni; Spleen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885119186     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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