Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities of eleven extracts of moroccan plants

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1375-1388

  Miguel, Maria ^a   Bouchmaa, Najat ^b   Aazza, Smail ^a,b   Gaamoussi, Farah ^a   Lyoussi, Badiaâ ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Free radicals; Lipoxygenase; Morocco; Wild plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904543219     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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