Saffron as an antidote or a protective agent against natural or chemical toxicities

DARU, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Razavi, Bibi Marjan ^a   Hosseinzadeh, Hossein ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antidote; Chemical toxin; Crocetin; Crocin; Crocus sativus L; Natural toxin; Protective; Saffron; Safranal

Indexed keywords

3 NITROPROPIONIC ACID; ACRYLAMIDE; AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; ALUMINUM; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDOTE; BERYLLIUM; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CROCETIN; CROCIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIMPYLATE; DOXORUBICIN; HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE; ISOPRENALINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PARACETAMOL; PARAQUAT; PROTECTIVE AGENT; SAFRANAL; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CROCUS SATIVUS; EMBRYOTOXICITY; HEART PROTECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RENAL PROTECTION; THERAPY EFFECT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CROCUS; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; CROCUS; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84929302277     PISSN: 15608115     EISSN: 20082231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40199-015-0112-y     Document Type: Article

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