Renal effects induced by the lectin from Vatairea macrocarpa seeds

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1329-1333

  Martins, Alice M C ^a   Monteiro, Ana M O ^a   Havt, Alexandre ^a   Barbosa, Paulo S F ^a   Soares, Taís F ^a   Evangelista, Janaína S A M ^a   De Menezes, Dalgimar B ^a   Fonteles, Manassés C ^b   Teixeira, Edson H ^a   Pinto, Vicente P T ^a   Nascimento, Kyria S ^a   Alencar, Nylane M N ^a   Cavada, Benildo S ^a   Monteiro, Helena Serra Azul ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CARBOHYDRATE; GALACTOSE; GALAPTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; KREBS HENSELEIT SOLUTION; LECTIN; PLANT EXTRACT; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VATAIREA MACROCARPA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; ISOLATED KIDNEY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TUBULE; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; KIDNEY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LEGUME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PLANT SEED; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PROTEIN CARBOHYDRATE INTERACTION; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; SODIUM TRANSPORT; URINE FLOW RATE; VATAIREA MACROCARPA;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FABACEAE; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; GALECTINS; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GLUCOSE; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; KIDNEY TUBULES; MALE; PLANT LECTINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RENAL CIRCULATION; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TROMETHAMINE; URINATION; URODYNAMICS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 27544502991     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.57.10.0012     Document Type: Article

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