Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill, mucilages show cytoprotective effect on gastric mucosa in rat

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 344-346

  Galati, E M ^a   Monforte, M T ^a   Miceli, N ^a   Mondello, M R ^a   Taviano, M F ^a   Galluzzo, M ^a   Tripodo, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric ulcer; Mucilages; Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill.; Pectin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OPUNTIA EXTRACT; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA EXTRACT; PECTIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; MUCILAGE; NONHUMAN; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA; RAT; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH ULCER;

ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; CYTOPROTECTION; GASTRIC MUCOSA; MALE; OPUNTIA; PECTINS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STOMACH; STOMACH ULCER;

OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; RATTUS;

EID: 34247112423     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2075     Document Type: Article

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