Crocin has anti-inflammatory and protective effects in ischemia-reperfusion induced renal injuries

Objective(s): Crocus sativus (saffron) has been widely used in traditional medicine. It has also been found to possess many beneficial properties in modern medicine. The most important ingredients of saffron are crocin, crocetin, safranal, and picrocrocin. This study evaluated the protective effects...

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Main Authors: Zeynab Mohamadi Yarijani, Ali Pourmotabbed, Tayebeh Pourmotabbed, Houshang Najafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_9005_ffb255fe602c431cb9da94bd5ac31569.pdf