Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 214-220 , August 2010

Evaluation of the Anti-inflammatory Effects of Ellagic Acid

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 This study was funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation.

PII: S1089-9472(10)00242-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2010.05.011

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 214-220 , August 2010

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