Antinociceptive properties in mice of a lectin isolated from the marine alga Amansia multifida Lamouroux

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-134

  Neves, S A ^a   Freitas, A L P ^b   Sousa, B W ^b   Rocha, M I A ^b   Correia, M V O ^a   Sampaio, D A ^a   Viana, G S B ^b  

^a Juazeiro do Norte CE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amansia multifida; Antinociceptive effects; Lectin; Mannose specific lectin; Red algae

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMANSIA MULTIFIDA EXTRACT; AVIDIN; DRUG VEHICLE; FORMALDEHYDE; LECTIN; MANNOSE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALOXONE; NATURAL PRODUCT; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PENTOBARBITAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; AMANSIA MULTIFIDA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; LICKING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SLEEP; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; THERMAL STIMULATION; WRITHING TEST;

ALGAE; AMANSIA MULTIFIDA; MUS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33846283443     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000100016     Document Type: Article

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