Studies on the Effects of Plant and Food Constituents on Cyclooxygenase-2 : Aspects in Inflammation and Cancer

In inflammatory events, the cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme (COX-2) catalyses prostaglandin biosynthesis. This is a process, which could possibly be affected by natural compounds including those abundant in food. Two systems have been established to enable investigations of the effects of natural compounds...

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Main Author: Huss, Ulrika
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi 2003
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