Effects of prolonged administration of Musa paradisiaca L. (banana), an antiulcerogenic substance, in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-31

  Costa, M ^a   Antonio M A ^a   Souza Brito, A R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antiulcerogenic activity; Musa paradisiaca L.; rats; subchronic toxicity; unripe plantain banana

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIULCER AGENT; BANANA EXTRACT; CIMETIDINE; INDOMETACIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; HEMATOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; STRESS ULCER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

MUSA PARADISIACA;

EID: 0031052987     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199702)11:1<28::AID-PTR32>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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