Burns
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 319-327 , 1 June 2001

Anti-oxidant effects of the extracts from the leaves of Chromolaena odorata on human dermal fibroblasts and epidermal keratinocytes against hydrogen peroxide and hypoxanthine–xanthine oxidase induced damage

  • Phan Toan Thang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery/National Burns Centre, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169 608, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +65-2209340
    • ,
  • See Patrick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery/National Burns Centre, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169 608, Singapore
    • ,
  • Lee Seng Teik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery/National Burns Centre, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169 608, Singapore
    • ,
  • Chan Sui Yung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore

,Accepted 12 July 2000.

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