Toxicological evaluation and effect of ethyl acetate extract of the fiber of Cocos nucifera L. (Palmae) on inflammatory response in vivo;Avaliação toxicológica e efeito do extrato acetato de etila da fibra de Cocos nucifera L. (Palmae) sobre a resposta inflamatória in vivo

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-434

  Silva, L C R ^a   Nunes Pinheiro, D C S ^a   Morais, S M ^a   Lopes Neto, B E ^a   Santos, G J L ^a   Campello, C C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cocos nucifera; Physiological parameters; Topic inflammation; Toxicity; Xylene

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FLAVANONE; FLAVONOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE; XYLENE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APATHY; ARTICLE; COCONUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; ARECACEAE; COCOS NUCIFERA; MUS;

EID: 77149160369     PISSN: 15160572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-05722009000400011     Document Type: Article

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