Pharmacological studies of ethanolic extracts of Maytenus rigida Mart (Celastraceae) in animal models

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 336-342

  Lucia Dos Santos, Vanda ^a   Machado Costa, Viviam Bruna ^a   Agra, Maria Fátima ^a   Da Silva, Bagnólia Araújo ^a   Batista, Leônia Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti diarrhoeal; Anti inflammatory; Antiulcer; Celastraceae; Maytenus rigida

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248884441     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-695x2007000300006     Document Type: Article

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