Effect of an Arctium lappa (burdock) extract on the labeling of blood constituents with technetium-99m and on the morphology of the red blood cells

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue SPECIALISSUE, 2007, Pages 167-174

  de Figueiredo Neves, Rosane ^a,b   Moreno, Silvana Ramos Farias ^b,c   Rebello, Bernardo Machado ^a,b   de Araújo Caldas, Luiz Querino ^c   da Fonseca, Adenilson de Souza ^b   Bernardo Filho, Mario ^a,b,d   da Cunha Medeiros, Aldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arctium lappa; Blood constituents; Morphometry; Technetium 99m

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904746856     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 16784324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132007000600021     Document Type: Article

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