Inhibitory effects of Euterpe oleracea Mart. on nitric oxide production and iNOS expression

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 291-296

  Matheus, Maria Eline ^a   Fernandes, Sidnei Bessa de Oliveira ^a   Silveira, Cristiane Silva ^a   Rodrigues, Verônica Pinto ^a   Menezes, Fabio de Sousa ^a   Fernandes, Patricia Dias ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Euterpe oleracea; inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYANIDIN 3 O GLUCOSIDE; CYANIDIN 3 O RHAMNOSIDE; EUTERPE OLERACEA EXTRACT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; EUTERPE OLERACEA; FLOWER; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EUTERPE OLERACEA;

EID: 33747594978     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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