The Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Uses of Curcumin in Health and Disease

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Aggarwal, Bharat B. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Surh, Young-Joon (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Shishodia, Shishir (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Σειρά: ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 595
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Immunology.; Pharmacology.; Virology.; Infectious diseases.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Infectious Diseases.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Curcumin is derived from the root of the plant Curcuma longa (also called turmeric) and its medicinal uses have been described for over 5000 years. More than 1500 papers published within last half a century has revealed that curcumin has a potential in the treatment of wide variety of inflammatory d...