Phytomedicine
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 324-333 , 9 May 2006

Herbal melanin modulates tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production

  • A. El-Obeid

      Affiliations

    • Biological Repository Center, Department of Molecular Pathology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • ,
  • S. Al-Harbi

      Affiliations

    • Biological Repository Center, Department of Molecular Pathology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • ,
  • N. Al-Jomah

      Affiliations

    • Biological Repository Center, Department of Molecular Pathology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • ,
  • A. Hassib

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +96614676437; fax: +96614608185.

Received 25 November 2004 ,Accepted 17 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2005.03.007

Phytomedicine
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 324-333 , 9 May 2006

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