Study on the increment of the production of gastric mucus in rats treated with Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill. cladodes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-233

  Galati, E M ^a   Pergolizzi, S ^b   Miceli, N ^a   Monforte, M T ^a   Tripodo, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Department of Animal Biology and Marine Ecology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric ulcer; Light microscopy; Mucus; Opuntia ficus indica

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIULCER AGENT; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT; SECRETORY CELL; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH MUCUS; ULCER;

ANIMALS; CYTOPROTECTION; GASTRIC MUCOSA; MALE; OPUNTIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0036889615     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00243-X     Document Type: Article

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