Identification and antioxidant activity of the extracts of Eugenia uniflora leaves. Characterization of the anti-inflammatory properties of aqueous extract on diabetes expression in an experimental model of spontaneous type 1 diabetes (NOD mice)

Antioxidants

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 662-680

  Schumacher, Nayara Simon Gonzalez ^a   Colomeu, Talita Cristina ^a   de Figueiredo, Daniella ^a   Carvalho, Virginia de Campos ^a   Cazarin, Cinthia Baú Betim ^a   Prado, Marcelo Alexandre ^a   Meletti, Laura Maria Molina ^b   Zollner, Ricardo de Lima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Eugenia uniflora; NOD mice; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962015318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/antiox4040662     Document Type: Article

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