Involvement of nitric oxide in the gastroprotective effects of an aqueous extract of Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng) Pedersen, Amaranthaceae, in rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1167-1179

  Freitas, Cristina Setim ^a   Baggio, Cristiane Hatsuko ^a   Da Silva Santos, José Eduardo ^a   Rieck, Lia ^a   Santos, Cid Aimbiré De Moraes ^a   Júnior, Cirino Corrêa ^b   Ming, Lin Chau ^c   Cortez, Diógenes Aparício Garcia ^d   Marques, Maria Consuelo Andrade ^a,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Empresa Assistencia Tec Extensao R   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^e Ctro Politec Jardim das Americas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gastric secretion inhibition; Nitric oxide; Pfaffia glomerata

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTAK; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA PROTECTIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PFAFFIA GLOMERATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RANITIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMARANTHACEAE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOANESTHESIA; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PFAFFIA GLOMERATA; PYLORUS LIGATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH PH; STOMACH PROTECTION; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS;

AMARANTHACEAE; ANIMALIA; PFAFFIA; PFAFFIA GLOMERATA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0345735390     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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