Effect of oral ingestion of an extract of the herb Uncaria tomentosa on the biodistribution of sodium pertechnetate in rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-80

  Moreno, S R F ^a,b   Silva, A L C ^b   Dire G ^b   Honeycut, H ^c   Carvalho, J J ^b   Nascimento, A L ^b   Pereira, M ^c   Rocha, E K ^b   Oliveira Timoteo M ^a   Arnobio, A ^a   Olej, B ^a   Bernardo Filho, M ^b   Caldas, L Q A ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodistribution; Radiobiocomplex; Sodium pertechnetate; Uncaria tomentosa

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEART; MALE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PANCREAS; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 33846311133     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000100010     Document Type: Article

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