Preventive effects of hydroalcoholic extract of saffron on hematological parameters of experimental asthmatic rats

Objective: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory airways distinguished by edema and infiltration of inflammatory immune cells. To test our hypothesis about the anti-inflammatory effect of saffron, we examined effects of Crocus sativus (C. sativus) extract as a prophylactic anti...

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Main Authors: Somayyeh Vosooghi, Maryam Mahmoudabady, Ali Neamati, Heydar Aghababa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2013-05-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine
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Online Access:http://ajp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_656_7a3b66a4fe5c9e64801286f27464f2f5.html