Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of a water-soluble fraction from shark cartilage

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 643-646

  Fontenele, J B ^a   Viana, G S B ^a   Xavier Filho, J ^a   De Alencar, J W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

analgesic effect; anti inflammatory effect; shark cartilage

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE EXTRACT; TISSUE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAW EDEMA; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARRAGEENAN; CARTILAGE; EDEMA; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SHARKS; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0029956072     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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