Is the body fat of the lizard Tupinambis merianae effective against bacterial infections?

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-237

  Ferreira, Felipe S ^a   Brito, Samuel V ^a   Costa, José G M ^b   Alves, Rômulo R N ^c   Coutinho, Henrique D M ^b   Almeida, Waltécio de O ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservation; Northeastern Brazil; Traditional medicine; Tupinambis merianae

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; HEXANE; KANAMYCIN; LINOLEIC ACID; METHOXSALEN; NEOMYCIN; NORFLOXACIN; OIL; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; STEARIC ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY FAT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAZIL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACIDS; LIZARDS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; OILS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SQUAMATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUPINAMBIS MERIANAE;

EID: 70350345822     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.08.038     Document Type: Article

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