Immunomodulatory properties of Alternanthera tenella Colla aqueous extracts in mice

Plants from the genus Alternanthera are thought to possess antimicrobial and antiviral properties. In Brazilian folk medicine, the aqueous extract of A. tenella Colla is used for its anti-inflammatory activity. The present study investigated the immunomodulatory property of A. tenella extract by eva...

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Main Authors: R.N.M. Guerra, H.-A.W. Pereira, L.M.S. Silveira, R.S.G. Olea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000900011