Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of the aqueous extract of Rheedia longifolia Planch & Triana

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-96

  Frutuoso, Valber Da Silva ^a   Monteiro, Márcia Magalhães ^a   Amendoeira, Fábio Coelho ^a   Almeida, Andressa Luiza Figueiredo ^a   Do Nascimento, Diogo Dibo ^a   Bérenger, Ana Luiza Rangel ^a   Kaplan, Maria Auxiliadora Coelho ^a   Figueiredo, Maria Raquel ^a   Bozza, Patrícia T ^a   Castro Faria Neto, Hugo C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Natural products; Opioid receptors; Rheedia longifolia

Indexed keywords

CLUSIACEAE; GARCINIA; MUS; NEGIBACTERIA; RATTUS;

EID: 33847123691     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007000100016     Document Type: Article

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