Topical anti-inflammatory activity of body fat from the lizard Tupinambis merianae

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 514-520

  Ferreira, Felipe S ^a   Brito, Samuel V ^a   Saraiva, Rogério A ^b   Araruna, Mariana K A ^c   Menezes, Irwin R A ^c   Costa, José G M ^c   Coutinho, Henrique D M ^c   Almeida, Waltécio O ^c   Alves, Rômulo R N ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Northeastern Brazil; Traditional medicine; Tupinambis merianae; Zootherapy

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CAPSAICIN; CROTON OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXANE; OIL; PHENOL; SOLVENT; TUPINAMBIS MERIANAE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; EDEMA; INFLAMMATION; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BRAZIL; DEXAMETHASONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LIZARDS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; SQUAMATA; TUPINAMBIS MERIANAE;

EID: 77954959137     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.041     Document Type: Article

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